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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 454313" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Major Red Flag. </p><p></p><p>He has serious sleep issues, and you're not even going to get a proper diagnosis until you can get past this.</p><p>I'm guessing that, days when he does better, he isn't nearly so tired - and when he is tired, he cannot cope with ANYTHING.</p><p>Consider this: sleep deprivation is a classic military torture technique.</p><p></p><p>Your challenge: its really hard to get people (medical, mental health) to take this seriously. But you have to.</p><p>Because... the next issue just might be depression.</p><p>And THAT might explain some of his impulsivity... not a direct suicide attempt, but feeling so far down that he doesn't care what happens - its like he's trying to run away from himself.</p><p></p><p>Start documenting the overlap between sleep patterns and behavior patterns.</p><p>And then start trying to find solutions to the sleep problem.</p><p>When you solve the sleep problem, you probably won't be dealing with ODD, and might not even be dealing with ADHD.</p><p></p><p>Has he always been so restless in his sleep?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 454313, member: 11791"] Major Red Flag. He has serious sleep issues, and you're not even going to get a proper diagnosis until you can get past this. I'm guessing that, days when he does better, he isn't nearly so tired - and when he is tired, he cannot cope with ANYTHING. Consider this: sleep deprivation is a classic military torture technique. Your challenge: its really hard to get people (medical, mental health) to take this seriously. But you have to. Because... the next issue just might be depression. And THAT might explain some of his impulsivity... not a direct suicide attempt, but feeling so far down that he doesn't care what happens - its like he's trying to run away from himself. Start documenting the overlap between sleep patterns and behavior patterns. And then start trying to find solutions to the sleep problem. When you solve the sleep problem, you probably won't be dealing with ODD, and might not even be dealing with ADHD. Has he always been so restless in his sleep? [/QUOTE]
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