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When did you know it was BiPolar (BP)
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 44642" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>wynter'sgrace, thanks for taking the time to explain what you have been through in terms of getting a correct diagnosis. I agree, it's extremely important to get the right people involved. </p><p></p><p>BiPolar (BP) is trickier to diagnose at younger ages than many of the other disorders we commonly see here. Because BiPolar (BP) virtually always points towards medications and medications can make changes in speech, language processing, behaviors such as obsessions, tics, etc, even if the medication isn't targeting that area, it's important to identify or rule out those other possibilities. BiPolar (BP) can also run comorbid with most of the disorders we see here. Our developmental pediatrician wanted to prescribe Prozac at our first appointment and I refused because most of the evaluations ahead of us. Sure enough a year later when we made the decision to trial an SSRI it had a huge impact (positively) on my son's language processing and would have clouded the speech/language results.</p><p></p><p>When my difficult child with Autistic tendencies went unstable due to very serious anxiety, he looked very much BiPolar (BP). I started to see manic phases where previously we hadn't seen any and his other behaviors in many way paralleled BiPolar (BP), in addition to an increase in the Autism. Had I gone looking for my first answers at that point in time I would have given serious consideration to BiPolar (BP) when it really isn't a factor at all. Manic looking episodes can stem from anxiety, ADHD, sensory, Tourette's, etc so be sure and look at the big picture before narrowing it down to a specific cause.</p><p></p><p>If BiPolar (BP) is part of your child's neurological makeup, you certainly will want to identify that. Just be sure to cover all the bases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 44642, member: 701"] wynter'sgrace, thanks for taking the time to explain what you have been through in terms of getting a correct diagnosis. I agree, it's extremely important to get the right people involved. BiPolar (BP) is trickier to diagnose at younger ages than many of the other disorders we commonly see here. Because BiPolar (BP) virtually always points towards medications and medications can make changes in speech, language processing, behaviors such as obsessions, tics, etc, even if the medication isn't targeting that area, it's important to identify or rule out those other possibilities. BiPolar (BP) can also run comorbid with most of the disorders we see here. Our developmental pediatrician wanted to prescribe Prozac at our first appointment and I refused because most of the evaluations ahead of us. Sure enough a year later when we made the decision to trial an SSRI it had a huge impact (positively) on my son's language processing and would have clouded the speech/language results. When my difficult child with Autistic tendencies went unstable due to very serious anxiety, he looked very much BiPolar (BP). I started to see manic phases where previously we hadn't seen any and his other behaviors in many way paralleled BiPolar (BP), in addition to an increase in the Autism. Had I gone looking for my first answers at that point in time I would have given serious consideration to BiPolar (BP) when it really isn't a factor at all. Manic looking episodes can stem from anxiety, ADHD, sensory, Tourette's, etc so be sure and look at the big picture before narrowing it down to a specific cause. If BiPolar (BP) is part of your child's neurological makeup, you certainly will want to identify that. Just be sure to cover all the bases. [/QUOTE]
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