Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 and adrenal hormones. Gracia > > Don't get me wrong, I love therapy - been going since I was a kid. > But the chemical help never helped any, cause what I needed was > thyroid hormones. > > > Jan > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 How would I know if my kid has bipolar?...What are the symptoms? http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic229.htm http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/bipolarmenu.cfm http://www.psychiatry24x7.com/homes/bipolar.jhtml?source=google & gclid=CPOLuOTVn4\ kCFQLYYgod7hneVQ http://bipolar.about.com/ I had another site that's very friendly, but I can't seem to find it. You need to have a mood graph done by a psychologist. Bi-Polar is classified by swings in moods that are manifest in many ways. Bi-Polar I & II are the most common. Classified by mood swings and what is called cycling. I can give you a lot of information that would overwhelm you going in to the topic, and you can find it all the same way I did, by using websites, and reading some pamphlets, etc. Feel free to e-mail me if you like for more of a discussion. I can give you the information I have. Dave The biggest symptoms of bipolar is manic stages followed by quick drops into deep depression. Manic would be kind like being wired. Starting many task at once and never finishing. Unusual good moods. The depression is very noticable. Refusal to interact. Severe sadness and irratibility. I am bipolar and without medication I have spent weeks in bed refusing to leave or eat or really anything. If you have concerns take your child to be checked out. My life could never be what it is now if my mother had not gotten me help. Lenore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 Thanks, Dena. I agree with you. My older son has Asperger's, my middle son has mild/mod " A " word, but Elijah doesn't have autism; he does have ADHD. I do know he's a kid and we are seeing improvements with him on the protocol. I just don't want to miss something and then kick myself later. I also have to keep it in mind when it comes to medications. Some can make a child with bipolar worse. These are all things as his parent and protector that I have to consider when making decision for him. Thanks for your valuable input. All the best, Robyn ________________________________ From: Dena Page <denapage@...> Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 1:53:19 AM Subject: Re: Bipolar " We have to get back to root cause analysis instead of just lumping a group of symptoms and making up a new name for them. " Yes, I agree 99% of the time, but... It's also good to keep an eye out for other possibilities. A child who is having mood swings as part of his autism because of how his body copes with foods, external stimuli, etc., should be treated for the food issues, helped to deal with the stimuli, etc. But what if by mentioning bi-polar, it leads you to an understanding that, in fact, in this particular instance, bipolar is part of the issue, and treatment with lithium makes most of the issues go away? I always say that a diagnosis serves only two purposes: tells you what to put in your search engine and gives you access to funds for treatment. Beyond that, they don't tell you who the child is or who you are or how the world should think about you and your kid. BUT, if you put something new in your search engine and discover that it's a neater fit, now you have a different set of treatments to consider. FWIW, I've worked with at least a hundred children on the autism spectrum in my time. In all that time, only ONE parent considered bipolar to be relevant (I don't remember who brought it up - not me, tho). She tried lithium for her child, and it made a big difference to her. She still had autism, still needed all the other things, but she was much steadier and happier within herself. 1% is not enough by any stretch to make me say - hey, you should look into it, but it's enough to remind us that every child is different and we should give everything a moment's consideration before tossing it out as just a way of labeling the symptoms. -- Dena Page, M.Ed., CBA Certified Auditory Integration Therapy (DAA) Practitioner 054 812 5973 www.listenbetterwithait.com Certified Irlen Screener Certified Behavior Analyst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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