Q for Dr. Thrasher on children diagnosed with ADHD or bipolar

[Guest guest]

Dr. Thrasher, I just read a post from back a few days or so and hit

on just the information I am looking for for My brothers child. I

just found out that his son has gone through the ringer of diagnosis

of ADHD and finlay got a dignosis of being bipolar. Might I mention

this child is only 5. Of course my information says this is classic

misdiagnosis especially knowing we all have the 4-3-53 strain

Shoemaker writes about. I also will add that they are in the

military, which I have mentioned before so I am almost possative

there has been at least some sort of exposure in the past.

But tell me this. Is this even a reallity to diagnose a child so

young with this type od disorder and even worse perscribe the

medications needed to treat bipolar disorder. My opinion is that

this is highly unlikeley.

I am hopeing they have or will be joining the group soon as I have

just spoke with them recently but you and anyone else on the board

that has gone through this situation could really help by sheding

some light on this subject again for me.

Thanks,

Chris