tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post7811233721187931666..comments2023-10-01T06:32:11.982-07:00Comments on PEACE in PUZZLES: ok, now I'm concernedIntegrity Singerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196095126605205738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-59505405754878182372010-03-23T05:59:12.913-07:002010-03-23T05:59:12.913-07:00I don't pop over as often as I would like, but...I don't pop over as often as I would like, but I will tell you - as a help and an encouragement - that I have yet to read anything in your daughter that I have not seen in my own. All of it. Like ALL OF IT. <br /><br />My daughter came to me with multiple diagnoses and many more that were possibly suspected (plenty in the mental illness and neuro categories). Yup. Yup. Yup. I was even scoping out treatment for sensory disorder at first.<br /><br />But again with the - yup - NO sensory disorder. Not even a smidgen. <br /><br />No mental illness (although, I know RAD is considered a disorder, I also prefer to see it as a MONSTER illness ... but that's just me). <br /><br />No ADHD.<br /><br />A good case in point would be Lisa's daughter (http://lisajordanpuddin.blogspot.com). At age three the experts determined she was a psychopath (no exaggeration) and would never, ever be able to function in an actual family/home. They had her doped out the ying-yang, etc., etc., etc. She had every diagnosis in the book. <br /><br />And now look at that kid. AMAZING.<br /><br />That's where I focus my energies - on the families who are bearing fruit, even if that means they are simply finding a "new normal" in the stuff that does exist in their kids. Well, that, and I also keep them on speed dial, because I still have days/weeks/months/years of moaning when I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THE WORK! Ya' know ... cause it's the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my 37 years on this planet.<br /><br />*insert insane depression and moaning here*Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276000726366302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-30227067246183160872010-03-22T15:18:44.789-07:002010-03-22T15:18:44.789-07:00hey Ashleigh, oh yeah, we have run the gambit of n...hey Ashleigh, oh yeah, we have run the gambit of neuro workups. Her brain has no injury, no seizure activity (save but some weird events due to Welbutrin) good vascular flow, a sound organ. She does have some high beta and theta banding in the hippocampal region but wiht neurofeedback, it settles down and she is able to access the frontal lobe/cognitive regionIntegrity Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196095126605205738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-50306748325879163052010-03-22T14:57:46.353-07:002010-03-22T14:57:46.353-07:00Some thoughts...(1) antipsychotics can cause psych...Some thoughts...(1) antipsychotics can cause psychosis in some kids. (2) If she experienced deep trauma as a child before you got her she may be dissociating as a part of PTSD. (3) She may be having seizures. Seizures can often look like mental illness and can include psychosis and memory loss (I wrote a post on this a few months back because I have this same issue with my son). (4) it may be just RAD stuff mixed with bipolar or PTSD or whateverMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896189499897119912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-40638053872533647532010-03-22T14:25:38.673-07:002010-03-22T14:25:38.673-07:00Not a mom, but a mental health professional!
Have...Not a mom, but a mental health professional!<br /><br />Have you had a neurological workup done? I had a kid that we thought was mentally ill, it turns out that a lot of her behaviors were the result of neurological problems. Could she be having some kind of seizure type episode? You should have had a neuro workup at some point, but it never ceases to amaze me how much medicaid will cut corners when it comes to mentally ill kids. <br /><br />As far as personality disorder, I don't know any legitimate doctor that will diagnose that until she's 18. And DID (formerly multiple personality disorder) is EXTREMELY RARE. Like, I could work with the mentally ill for the next 50 years and never get a case of it rare. She could be dissociative though. It's pretty common for kids who have suffered trauma (like the type of trauma that would cause RAD) to dissociate when they're under stress. <br /><br />Or, she could be playing you. But if they haven't run a neurological workup (full panel of tests) then I would be pushing for it.ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487331521467880820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-74921402651956106042010-03-22T11:17:54.726-07:002010-03-22T11:17:54.726-07:00My kid does stuff like this, too. She'll expl...My kid does stuff like this, too. She'll explode, then be a totally different, NICE kid. She'll walk into walls, doors, and bang her head on things. They are all accidents on purpose, of course. She'll claim she "doesn't remember" or "didn't hear" things that just happened.<br /><br />It's crazy-making. Maybe Sissy realizes she's bought the golden ticket back to RTC, and she's trying to manipulate her way out of it.FosterAbbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431773317761777407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-75724095882980003792010-03-22T08:14:49.441-07:002010-03-22T08:14:49.441-07:00Last night after Calvin's reage he was sweet a...Last night after Calvin's reage he was sweet as pie, he did what he needed to do and was pleasent to be with. Sometimes he a bear after... mybe it is the cycle of the moon. I can never predict which way the behaviour is going to go. <br />Perhaps some of this is from the meds?stellarparenting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975942737904876508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-4163930348495105362010-03-22T04:06:44.613-07:002010-03-22T04:06:44.613-07:00I can see you freaking out! GB and J both have Bip...I can see you freaking out! GB and J both have Bipolar I with psychotic features, and psychosis can happen while on anti-psychotics. She definitely needs her meds evaluated and soon. She could also have a personality disorder, but they do not like to diagnose them before 18. Maybe she needs to be hospitalized before RTC.<br /><br />Sorry you are going through this. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Please let us know how you make out.GB's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866513131959998883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347324365882583578.post-75317431876460337272010-03-21T23:26:49.915-07:002010-03-21T23:26:49.915-07:00If you're concerned about dissociative identit...If you're concerned about dissociative identity disorder, maybe you should try to connect with <a href="" rel="nofollow">Lindsey Peterson</a>. She has a kid who has it. (See the category "dissociative identity disorder" in the drop-down box to the right to read some of her posts on the subject.)r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16308261231346881996noreply@blogger.com