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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 289065" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I agree to try the neuropsychologist again. How does he do in school? Have you ever left him at school or daycare?</p><p></p><p>He may be overstimulated and not know that he is hurting others. That is NOT bipolar. Bipolar is different, they act out for very different reasons. I agree that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is likely the answer, and that autistic spectrum specific interventions are needed. I would actually like to see what a developmental pediatrician had to say about him. I think it would be very helpful to work with one. The one we saw had kids who did not interact with him, but HOW they didn't interact was helpful to figuring out what was going on.</p><p></p><p>I think SSRI medications are a bad choice for kids. SOOOO many of them spin out of control, or are totally disinhibiting that it is scary for them and for everyone else. My easy child daughter was trialed on prozac and on zoloft. Each of them made her seem almost high as a kite. She actually seemed more high than anything else. When we talked about it after the medications wore off she said she felt so out of control it was scary. But at the same time she didn't know how to express how she felt.</p><p></p><p>We trialed it to help deal with panic attacks. She eventually was given buspar and for during the panic attacks she had atarax or xanax. The xanax dose was teeny tiny, and only for the few weeks until the buspar took effect. After that they were not as bad and the atarax (an antihistamine sometimes used prn for anxiety) was effective. </p><p></p><p>I think maybe if you can use some prn medications when he gets so overstimulated then maybe the other things like brushing can start to work. It is just a thought.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise he may need to trial an antipsychotic like risperdal to calm him down so that he isn't hurting others. As he gets bigger he CAN start to become dangerous and at some point he will get to be big enough to really cause significant long term damage to someone, whether he means it or not. My difficult child caused permanent damage to my left hand when he was almost 12. He feels a lot of guilt even now, 5 years later. I am hoping he can shed the guilt at some point. It does no good for him, and I do not hold him responsible. He was ill. To me it is the same as when I got the stomach flu from him vomiting on me when he had it. The risks of parenting, Know what I mean?? But HE feels guilt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 289065, member: 1233"] I agree to try the neuropsychologist again. How does he do in school? Have you ever left him at school or daycare? He may be overstimulated and not know that he is hurting others. That is NOT bipolar. Bipolar is different, they act out for very different reasons. I agree that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is likely the answer, and that autistic spectrum specific interventions are needed. I would actually like to see what a developmental pediatrician had to say about him. I think it would be very helpful to work with one. The one we saw had kids who did not interact with him, but HOW they didn't interact was helpful to figuring out what was going on. I think SSRI medications are a bad choice for kids. SOOOO many of them spin out of control, or are totally disinhibiting that it is scary for them and for everyone else. My easy child daughter was trialed on prozac and on zoloft. Each of them made her seem almost high as a kite. She actually seemed more high than anything else. When we talked about it after the medications wore off she said she felt so out of control it was scary. But at the same time she didn't know how to express how she felt. We trialed it to help deal with panic attacks. She eventually was given buspar and for during the panic attacks she had atarax or xanax. The xanax dose was teeny tiny, and only for the few weeks until the buspar took effect. After that they were not as bad and the atarax (an antihistamine sometimes used prn for anxiety) was effective. I think maybe if you can use some prn medications when he gets so overstimulated then maybe the other things like brushing can start to work. It is just a thought. Otherwise he may need to trial an antipsychotic like risperdal to calm him down so that he isn't hurting others. As he gets bigger he CAN start to become dangerous and at some point he will get to be big enough to really cause significant long term damage to someone, whether he means it or not. My difficult child caused permanent damage to my left hand when he was almost 12. He feels a lot of guilt even now, 5 years later. I am hoping he can shed the guilt at some point. It does no good for him, and I do not hold him responsible. He was ill. To me it is the same as when I got the stomach flu from him vomiting on me when he had it. The risks of parenting, Know what I mean?? But HE feels guilt. [/QUOTE]
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