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<blockquote data-quote="Tamarah" data-source="post: 196575" data-attributes="member: 5943"><p>I wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragment and support. I am thankful for all that you have shared with me. I have found myself gaining some strength overnight thinking about what I have read, especially when klmno said they visited 6 professionals!</p><p>I will try and give some more information here based on the questions and feedback.</p><p>I live in Ontario, Canada (eh) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Midwestmom, I agree that he has been laundry listed as far as diagnostics have gone and I agree it's time for a new assessment. He has had a psycho-educational one two years ago, but nothing since. You sound like you have experience with mood disorders, would you happen to have a particular mood disorder in mind that I could look up?</p><p> </p><p>difficult child was originally diagnosed with a seizure disorder when he was very young; maybe 2ish. Then the ADHD when he was 4ish: he was given stimulants. He then developed tics around 3 weeks into treatment. Speaking of tics, however, when he was learning how to speak at the normal developmental age and stage, he would repeat the sound of hard letters at the end of words which ended that way; truck for example would sound like truck ck ck ck. So I dont know what actually came first. </p><p> </p><p>When he was around 4 the rage attacks began. So he was then put on clonazepam and probably clonapine (I believe). </p><p>His behavior has been <span style="font-size: 10px">Dr.Jekyll / Mr.Hyde like since he was around 3; not deviant though...very loving/out of control anger with no recollection of what had happened and I always figured that was reason for the ADHD diagnosis. Honestly, I'm not sure I buy the ADHD features of his issues.</span></p><p>The ODD stemed from the learning disability because he was refusing to do school work. I think the ODD has actually been learned as a coping mechanism so that he didnt have to admit he had a learning problem and so that he didn't appear "dumb" to his peers for not being able to do the school work. The reason I think this is because he rarely is defiant unless he's made to feel "dumb". Nonetheless, he was also labelled ODD.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">So from the time he was around 2 he has been seen by neurologists for the seizures and the psychiatrist at least a few times a year. He has been in behavior modification for impulsivity (which obviously hasnt worked), he's been in art-therapy, I have had intensive services come into my home. He has has one-on-one therapy and we have had family therapy. All of the services have failed to yield any measurable results, and I am told it is because my son won't "buy into" the services because he feels he doesn't have any problems (by the way wyntrsgrace, I am glad to know that I am not alone with their difficult child not thinking anything is wrong). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">He's 13 now and really it feels like we have been running in the hamster ball for years; we can go different places with the treatments and experiences but can never get out the ball and breathe!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span> </p><p>Smallworld, you had asked if the behavior worsened since beginning trazadone, and I had never thought about it untill now. Yes, it has. It has been become more intense and the cutting began after the trazadone. I will be taking this up with the psychiatrist immediatly. Can you tell me what the relation is in your experience? It would be good to have that information to use.</p><p>His medications are Risperedal 2mg;once daily in the am</p><p> Trazadone 50mg; at bedtime </p><p>Now, he takes the trazadone ebcause he kicks and gets up and talks and sweats in his sleep which he has done since he was about 2 and has taken melatonin for several yaers, but the trazadone has only been introduced in the last 6 months because the kicking is preventing him from sleeping despite him taking melatonin.</p><p> </p><p>Marguerite thank you for sharing your experiences with relaxation and visualization; we have not used that in years and it might just be time to revisit that now that he's a little older and able to participate better.</p><p> </p><p>Again, I am very thankful and feel blessed to have found this group, thank you all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tamarah, post: 196575, member: 5943"] I wanted to thank you all for your kind words of encouragment and support. I am thankful for all that you have shared with me. I have found myself gaining some strength overnight thinking about what I have read, especially when klmno said they visited 6 professionals! I will try and give some more information here based on the questions and feedback. I live in Ontario, Canada (eh) :) Midwestmom, I agree that he has been laundry listed as far as diagnostics have gone and I agree it's time for a new assessment. He has had a psycho-educational one two years ago, but nothing since. You sound like you have experience with mood disorders, would you happen to have a particular mood disorder in mind that I could look up? difficult child was originally diagnosed with a seizure disorder when he was very young; maybe 2ish. Then the ADHD when he was 4ish: he was given stimulants. He then developed tics around 3 weeks into treatment. Speaking of tics, however, when he was learning how to speak at the normal developmental age and stage, he would repeat the sound of hard letters at the end of words which ended that way; truck for example would sound like truck ck ck ck. So I dont know what actually came first. When he was around 4 the rage attacks began. So he was then put on clonazepam and probably clonapine (I believe). His behavior has been [SIZE=2]Dr.Jekyll / Mr.Hyde like since he was around 3; not deviant though...very loving/out of control anger with no recollection of what had happened and I always figured that was reason for the ADHD diagnosis. Honestly, I'm not sure I buy the ADHD features of his issues.[/SIZE] The ODD stemed from the learning disability because he was refusing to do school work. I think the ODD has actually been learned as a coping mechanism so that he didnt have to admit he had a learning problem and so that he didn't appear "dumb" to his peers for not being able to do the school work. The reason I think this is because he rarely is defiant unless he's made to feel "dumb". Nonetheless, he was also labelled ODD. [SIZE=2][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]So from the time he was around 2 he has been seen by neurologists for the seizures and the psychiatrist at least a few times a year. He has been in behavior modification for impulsivity (which obviously hasnt worked), he's been in art-therapy, I have had intensive services come into my home. He has has one-on-one therapy and we have had family therapy. All of the services have failed to yield any measurable results, and I am told it is because my son won't "buy into" the services because he feels he doesn't have any problems (by the way wyntrsgrace, I am glad to know that I am not alone with their difficult child not thinking anything is wrong). [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]He's 13 now and really it feels like we have been running in the hamster ball for years; we can go different places with the treatments and experiences but can never get out the ball and breathe! [/SIZE] Smallworld, you had asked if the behavior worsened since beginning trazadone, and I had never thought about it untill now. Yes, it has. It has been become more intense and the cutting began after the trazadone. I will be taking this up with the psychiatrist immediatly. Can you tell me what the relation is in your experience? It would be good to have that information to use. His medications are Risperedal 2mg;once daily in the am Trazadone 50mg; at bedtime Now, he takes the trazadone ebcause he kicks and gets up and talks and sweats in his sleep which he has done since he was about 2 and has taken melatonin for several yaers, but the trazadone has only been introduced in the last 6 months because the kicking is preventing him from sleeping despite him taking melatonin. Marguerite thank you for sharing your experiences with relaxation and visualization; we have not used that in years and it might just be time to revisit that now that he's a little older and able to participate better. Again, I am very thankful and feel blessed to have found this group, thank you all. [/QUOTE]
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