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Taking difficult child off medications, did I screw up?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 368637" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I don't think you should see a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist will likely want to medicate, and I'm not sure that's what you need right now. You need, above all, to know what's going on with your daughter.</p><p> </p><p>Do you have a children's or university teaching hospital near you (or within driving distance)? If so, you need to find a neuropsychologist to evaluate her. If not, you might want to call the local chapter of your Autism Society (<a href="http://www.autism-society.org" target="_blank">www.autism-society.org</a>) or NAMI (<a href="http://www.nami.org" target="_blank">www.nami.org</a>) to find out who the best evaluators are in your area. Without knowing what is driving her behaviors, you won't know what interventions to put into place.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, have you considered asking the pediatrician about using Benadryl to get your daughter to sleep at night? Some kids have a paradoxical reaction so if you go this route, you need to test it out cautiously, but it might be a way to buy you a full night's worth of sleep until you can figure out what's going on with your daughter.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there and keep posting. We're here for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 368637, member: 2423"] I don't think you should see a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist will likely want to medicate, and I'm not sure that's what you need right now. You need, above all, to know what's going on with your daughter. Do you have a children's or university teaching hospital near you (or within driving distance)? If so, you need to find a neuropsychologist to evaluate her. If not, you might want to call the local chapter of your Autism Society ([URL="http://www.autism-society.org"]www.autism-society.org[/URL]) or NAMI ([URL="http://www.nami.org"]www.nami.org[/URL]) to find out who the best evaluators are in your area. Without knowing what is driving her behaviors, you won't know what interventions to put into place. In the meantime, have you considered asking the pediatrician about using Benadryl to get your daughter to sleep at night? Some kids have a paradoxical reaction so if you go this route, you need to test it out cautiously, but it might be a way to buy you a full night's worth of sleep until you can figure out what's going on with your daughter. Hang in there and keep posting. We're here for you. [/QUOTE]
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