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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 27685" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It really depends on how personally you take it. If you tell yourself, "My child is sick and doesn't mean it" in my opinion that helps. If you take it to heart, and don't take into consideration that he has so many problems and is probably taking his own misery out of you, then I can see the verbal stuff causing A LOT of problems along the way and also getting in the way of how you feel about the child. </p><p></p><p>He may stabilize and not do that anymore. As I tell everyone, because my son was also adopted, and was not diagnosed correctly until he was 11, if a particular professional/medications/diagnosis isn't working out for the better, I highly recommend a second opinion. I suggest a Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist for the diagnosis. Perhaps the medications are too stimulating, causing mania and more raging and unpleasant behavior--drugs act differently on everybody. I would not personally put a bipolar child on antidepressants or stimulants. I'd want the mood stabilizer and Topomax is not a first line mood stabilizer.</p><p></p><p> My son had crack in his system at birth. He is pleasant natured, but has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Having no history on our kids makes it harder for doctors to diagnose. Adopted kids, more than any others, in my opinion, need top rate professionals--the Psychiatrist with the MD and the neuropsychologist who does testing and knows about brain function. The verbal abuse should be reduced once the BiPolar (BP) is treated. Of course, there may be other stuff you don't know about--alcohol effects and stuff. I was lucky that, although son's birthmother used (and I'm sure she didn't say "no" to alcohol) he just has no symptoms of alcohol affects, but the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified will be with him all his life. (((Hugs))) and try to remember "he's not stable. It's not personal."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 27685, member: 1550"] It really depends on how personally you take it. If you tell yourself, "My child is sick and doesn't mean it" in my opinion that helps. If you take it to heart, and don't take into consideration that he has so many problems and is probably taking his own misery out of you, then I can see the verbal stuff causing A LOT of problems along the way and also getting in the way of how you feel about the child. He may stabilize and not do that anymore. As I tell everyone, because my son was also adopted, and was not diagnosed correctly until he was 11, if a particular professional/medications/diagnosis isn't working out for the better, I highly recommend a second opinion. I suggest a Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist for the diagnosis. Perhaps the medications are too stimulating, causing mania and more raging and unpleasant behavior--drugs act differently on everybody. I would not personally put a bipolar child on antidepressants or stimulants. I'd want the mood stabilizer and Topomax is not a first line mood stabilizer. My son had crack in his system at birth. He is pleasant natured, but has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Having no history on our kids makes it harder for doctors to diagnose. Adopted kids, more than any others, in my opinion, need top rate professionals--the Psychiatrist with the MD and the neuropsychologist who does testing and knows about brain function. The verbal abuse should be reduced once the BiPolar (BP) is treated. Of course, there may be other stuff you don't know about--alcohol effects and stuff. I was lucky that, although son's birthmother used (and I'm sure she didn't say "no" to alcohol) he just has no symptoms of alcohol affects, but the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified will be with him all his life. (((Hugs))) and try to remember "he's not stable. It's not personal." [/QUOTE]
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