Lipz17
04-04-07, 01:01 AM
Ok I reallt do not know where to start but I really need some advice here,please.
My daughter is 9 years old and was diagnosed with ADHD combined type back in 2003. This year her doctor claims she has bi-polor 2, which i disagree with.I am going to be getting other opinions on that.
I am going to college full time and started a class tonight called "the exceptional child" and the teacher is VERY much educated in areas of exceptional children.He is a special ed teacher,a psych and has a few more degrees. This class is VERY interesting to me. We were in a class discusion and I started talking about my little girl and he said that I really needed to get a second opinion and his exact words were"sooner than later". He stated that it sounds to him like she has aspbergers.
Is anyone familiar with this either first hand with your own children or know of anyone?
I will explain some of the things that happen with sis on a daily basis.
1- She will get even the slightest cut and dwells on it,she will talk about that same cut for days and even just a scratch she claims hurts so badly.
2- She will take lets say a phone book or even a newspaper and circle words through out that whole books,1000's of times until its so full you can see a thing and when she circles the words she will re-write them over to the side over and over.She will even take plain paper and lets say on the top,write the letter A, and think of all the words or names that start with a and write lists.WE go through sooooooooooooooooooooo much paper.She will even do this in coloring books with the words under the pictures and this has been goin on since i can remember.
3- people talking loudly or the sound of musical instruments sometimes annoy her badlyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
4-She talks REALLY loud.
5-I know its normal too be protective over your loved ones but she goes nuts even if im wrestling with my son(her brother),she gets bent right out of shape.
6-I know a lot of kids even adults hate the dentist but i had too talk her to a specialists to have dental work done,even cleanings they have to sedate her as the noise of the drills or anything she panics and cries and carries on.
7-She gets really annoyed easily by certain sounds and voices.
8-Hard too keep friends
9-She is always playing with something in her hands or playing with her hands
10-She was very delayed as a baby,she did not walk until she was 23 months old,she was way behind in everything such as even sitting up,she was 10 months old.She went to speach and physical theraphy too help her from age 2-4.
These are just some things and maybe its not aspbergers,i really dont know.I wish i did and i will be on the phone tomorrow making calls as my daughter is going to get the help that she needs.she is going to be 10 years old in august and this has gone on way too long now.I want my little girl to beable to function with peers and such and at least with whatever it is going on,we can make the next step too help her with it.
Please any advice is soooooo much appreciated.
My daughter is 9 years old and was diagnosed with ADHD combined type back in 2003. This year her doctor claims she has bi-polor 2, which i disagree with.I am going to be getting other opinions on that.
I am going to college full time and started a class tonight called "the exceptional child" and the teacher is VERY much educated in areas of exceptional children.He is a special ed teacher,a psych and has a few more degrees. This class is VERY interesting to me. We were in a class discusion and I started talking about my little girl and he said that I really needed to get a second opinion and his exact words were"sooner than later". He stated that it sounds to him like she has aspbergers.
Is anyone familiar with this either first hand with your own children or know of anyone?
I will explain some of the things that happen with sis on a daily basis.
1- She will get even the slightest cut and dwells on it,she will talk about that same cut for days and even just a scratch she claims hurts so badly.
2- She will take lets say a phone book or even a newspaper and circle words through out that whole books,1000's of times until its so full you can see a thing and when she circles the words she will re-write them over to the side over and over.She will even take plain paper and lets say on the top,write the letter A, and think of all the words or names that start with a and write lists.WE go through sooooooooooooooooooooo much paper.She will even do this in coloring books with the words under the pictures and this has been goin on since i can remember.
3- people talking loudly or the sound of musical instruments sometimes annoy her badlyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
4-She talks REALLY loud.
5-I know its normal too be protective over your loved ones but she goes nuts even if im wrestling with my son(her brother),she gets bent right out of shape.
6-I know a lot of kids even adults hate the dentist but i had too talk her to a specialists to have dental work done,even cleanings they have to sedate her as the noise of the drills or anything she panics and cries and carries on.
7-She gets really annoyed easily by certain sounds and voices.
8-Hard too keep friends
9-She is always playing with something in her hands or playing with her hands
10-She was very delayed as a baby,she did not walk until she was 23 months old,she was way behind in everything such as even sitting up,she was 10 months old.She went to speach and physical theraphy too help her from age 2-4.
These are just some things and maybe its not aspbergers,i really dont know.I wish i did and i will be on the phone tomorrow making calls as my daughter is going to get the help that she needs.she is going to be 10 years old in august and this has gone on way too long now.I want my little girl to beable to function with peers and such and at least with whatever it is going on,we can make the next step too help her with it.
Please any advice is soooooo much appreciated.