Re: Moody weather?

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My daughter is very affected by the barometer. I just can't figure out

if it is rising or falling that makes her moody. We live in a city

where the weather changes contantly and the winds can get to very high

gusts. High winds, rain clouds in the sky, or blizzards seem to make

her more aggressive. The past 2 days she was a doll and the weather

was constant. It was about 70 degrees and no change. Yesterday and

today are rainy but come and go rain and overcast. She has been

horrible!!! anyone else notice this? Even if she doesn't go outside

all day she is affected by the pressure in the air and it is very

obvious. Even my skeptic husband said yes the weather must be doing it

again.

From: miranda.flemming <miranda.flemming>Subject: Re: ( ) son snapped and bashed another child Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 9:09 PM

I actually agree with you both. At least my son gets his anger out of his system, not bottling it all up like I did (while being a compliant child) and then suffered from anxiety and depressive disorder.On positive note,the school acknowledged that both boys lacked social skills and both did the wrong thing and are getting identical punishments (a school detention). Other boy's mother was upset her boy got punched, but he started it. "Fair and square" as my father would say.Also he seems to have gained new respect. When we finally got to school, a boy that used to bully him greeted him in friendly manner and patted him on the shoulder as if to say, "well done"Miranda>> Agreed!> > > > This has happened with my son on SEVERAL occasions. Before we could get someone to pay attention, he was written off as the BAD kid, and scapegoated anytime something went wrong. Now that he’s in a good school, with people who PAY ATTENTION, when this happens, we ALL know that was pushed to his absolute breaking point. You can’t punish a child for hitting their breaking point. I completely understand the “panic†you must’ve felt in having to weather that news… but know that your boy was doing the only thing he had the capacity TO do at that point. I wouldn’t panic too much.> > > > Can you talk to your school about an education session on Asperger’s Syndrome? In ’s school, the “elementary†kids (Grade 4, 5 and 6) do most things together… activities, eat lunch together, etc… so we had it with them. The principal was

involved, but I gave a presentation to the kids about Asperger’s, and also purchased a DVD (Coulter Video “Intricate Mindsâ€) to share with the students. It has made a HUGE difference in their understanding and acceptance of .> > > > I have been there, done that, SO many times. So talk to me anytime I think our boys are lucky, believe it or not, because they OUTWARDLY (even if wrongly in our eyes) show us when they can’t cope anymore. I’d rather have them be outward, than turn inward and try to cope without the necessary skills to do so. THAT is when I’d be worried about depression !!!> > > > =)> > > > From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Roxanna> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:38 PM> > Subject: Re: ( ) son snapped and bashed another child> > > > > > I'm not sure why you would conclude he is depressed because he punched a bully. To me, that is a natural response after a continued problem that nobody else has managed to handle. I'd pop the bully one too. > > > > Roxanna> Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.> > > > >

> ( ) son snapped and bashed another child> > > > My 7 year old flew into a rage after getting bullied (yet again) and punched the other child in the face several times. He's never done that before.> > We have an EEG coming up and I know certain additives trigger his rage. He is on strict diet. We had long weekend and I did a test run of a chemical in a drink (to try and get timeframe right). Unfortunately, it took longer to get out of his system. He was like a wild cat last night, but this morning seemed okay, so went to

school.> > Haven't spoken to school yet about latest incident. Not sure what will happen. They have not yet implemented anything since he was officially diagnosed. Trying to snuff out bullying has been hard.> > I think my son may be suffering from depression (they angry kind rather than the sad kind).> > Miranda>