Bi-Polar or ADD?!
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Bi-Polar or ADD?
About 6 months ago my 8 y/o was diagnosed with ADD & was put on meds. She immediately became extremely emotional, so her Dr. switched her meds around. Which didn't make anything better. I could definately see a difference in her attention spans, but she was still very moody & emotional. So, I took her to another Dr., this time a Pschologist. He told me that Bi-Polar is sometimes misdiagnosed as ADD, & would like to test her for BP. I picked up some books about it at the library & have done some research online. My question is....If a child is Bi-Polar, do they experience ALL of the symtopms or just some. She's definately not hearing voices or having haluasanation
Additional Details2 weeks ago
I know for several years that she has had some problems with Anxiety. She "worries" so much about what is going to happen next that she usually develops stomach cramps, & sometimes goes as far as actually throwing up. She will sit there & ask question after question until she just gets really obsessed & upset about it.
She is home schooled, so I know this all has nothing to do with bully's at school or what not. She gets tons of interaction with other children her age through Girl Scouts, Church, YMCA, & playgroups.
Her father is in the Navy. About 6 months ago his sub started going out to sea A LOT in preparation for a 6 month cruise coming up. I haven't talked to my kids about the cruise so I know it's not about that. But I have noticed that since her father's been gone more, things have been a little rougher.....but it's been that way for all of us.
Answers:
I think:
everything provides from child traumas
the way parents treat child's, because, every human been is different from another, and the individual shod be respected, in their moods, sometimes they are running from missed understood, from other people.
those Desi's names , are just good to justify something, we don't understand in human beaver.
there are exepcions, each case is a different case, every body needs love respect, care, and be well treated, and not been saw as a different anormal human been.