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What a morning...again. But instead of being able to carry him and finish dressing him in the car- he's slamming doors screaming bloody murder cuz my daughter and dad left for school. It seems as if no matter what time he gets up ( even if he had a bath night before) he quits getting ready and...

This is such a good article comparing the two disorders, and they are so often mistaken for one another, that I thought I'd post it to the community. Our son, as most know, was misdiagnosed as having pediatric bipolar when he actually had high functioning autism. It's not uncommon for this to...

When I first joined this board about a month or so ago, it was Thanksgiving weekend. My daughter wasn't on any medications. My son was just on Intuniv. It was a few days before our first appointment. with-the psychiatrist. My daughter wasn't functioning in school or at home. Explosions and meltdowns over...

Well, Monday my son saw the Psychologist and (honestly this was my mistake) another individual. I don't know the qualifications on that gentleman but I'm hoping to find out more on the diagnosis written up for my son. The appointment was supposed to take 2 hours, but took nearly 4! Thank God I was off...

Hey All, I'm a newbie here and I'm hoping I can get some advice. My son is about to be four next week. I've been noticing that things aren't quite right with him for about two years now. He is very very hyper. I didn't think a human being could have this much energy naturally!!! He never stops...

So what if your difficult child who has ADHD, ODD, and Cognitive Disorder not otherwise specified, who is currently unmedicated, cannot go a single day without getting in trouble for making fart comments, stealing a snack from another student, using cell phone to make an inappropriate video, using the computer inappropriately...

Well, I had just gotten home from a job interview ( went very well :-)), and recieved a phone call from my ds school. He had another tantrum: leaving class without premission, throwing things, calling classmates names. So, go the office and he sitting with the asst. principal, reading a book...

My son just turned five. He has been labeled as gift, diagnosed with ADHD, and kicked out of kindergarten all in the same month. The main problem is impulse control, he has none. He hits, and apparently spits on kids when he doesn't like their behavior. He was sent to the office almost daily...

Well hope your mornings went great. Ours... my son got up in the middle of the night and caught us bringing presents out..luckily the ones from Santa weren't there. Back to bed he went. 4/5 hours later hes up got his sis and they started opening presents.... well he was happy smiling and when my...

Our little boy is so special, so bright and social and all these great things but his ADHD has really reared it's ugly head now, in first grade. He is officially diagnosis'd and in a collab. classroom with lots of teachers. He gets sensory breaks and special help to keep him focused. I thought I...

Having alot of trouble with my 12 yr old son. He is ADHD and on medication. Which I think it has to be changed or upped. The teachers at school are having a lot of problems with him misbehaving , defiant , talking back and having a lot of anger issues plus not doing his work. We have to go to a...

Hi folks. I'm so glad I found and joined this site. I know that each of you appreciates how challenging parenting a differently wired kiddo can be and I love that you maintain this soft place to land in my grief. We are a large bi-racial family, I'm white, and husband is black. We have four...

Im so gratefull for finding this board, I thought I was the only one out there with these problems. I have problems with-2 of my boys. My 7yr old and my 6yr old. My 6yr old is CLASSIC ADHD (according to his pediatrician.) we have an appointment. to discuss medication on the 7th. He is constantly "going"...never...

I have concerns about my 12 year old stepson. He was assessed by a psychiatrist aged 10 as due to lack of empathy his primary school suspected possible autism. During his session when asked to draw a picture, he drew Freddy Kruger and wrote the nursery rhyme from the same film. Unfortunately...

:hi5: I went with all my printouts on ODD AND ADHD tests,( oops had my personal notes on something but he kept them hahaha) written info on Thyroid Levels, Behavior Therapy,Sleep Disorders, Teachers note, video tape/Picture, Neuro doctors in our town and what Insc they accepted.. ADHD Diet...

Hi there. I cannot believe I'm even on here typing this out. I have 2 children with-anxiety, ADHD with-ODD. I feel like I'm living in a nightmare every day of my life. My children are almost 8 and almost 10 and this has been going on for YEARS. I feel like I'm slowly coming undone by the chaos...

Posting in this forum because my daughter is almost 6, and heading into a more "mature" level of childhood (ha. ideally). Okay - so she made the elite gymnastics team when she just turned 5 - she's amazing, maybe the best and youngest on the team. Ex let her skip when she "had a belly ache", so...

difficult child's anxiety and therefore behavior, is really ramping up in anticipation of going back to school tomorrow following the winter break. Anyone else? Any ideas of how to deal with this? As of now, he is saying he is NOT going to school. I'm tired of easy child not being able to have a normal life and...

Several months ago, after trying my 10 y.o. daughter (difficult child 1) on Prozac, it was a disaster. Her meltdowns, which were bad, got out of control at home and school. Took her off the Prozac and they didn't stop. Now after having her heavily medicated on Risperdal, Concerta and now Zoloft, she's...

difficult child has an IPod Touch (easy child has one, too). They don't like using the headphone unless they absolutely have to, like if we're in a public place or something like that, but here at the house I don't makes the use them. Probably my mistake. difficult child has his IPod set to loop the same song over and over...