Shool vs Home Behavior
Hi can anyone please please share there stories of there kids if they show behaviors different at school that at home? Are they really perfect angels at school and show nobody this side that they show at home? If so please share and also share what the school thinks and does or does not do or how they feel about what you say happens at home.. Maybe they show a little at school a lot or none.. Please share this is very important to me.. As much or as little as you want to share please...
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Tiffany
Kennedy Age 7 DX is BP, ADHD, Anxiety
Meds: INTUNIV, Seroquel (but we have tried many for adhd and BP)
Melatonin, Green Tea for weight gain from bp meds
Meds for bed wetting and meds for allegries
Sister: SGM age 11 and ABM age 4
We live in south carolina
Email addy is Tiffanydm3@aol.com
Tiffany my son is almost a perfect angel at school so the staff doesn't believe anything i tell them,and i have been acccused of making it up,and even lying,on more than one occassion.It has been an awful year,thankfully school year is ovver in 5 days. My son has huge sensory issues which he bottles up inside,and you cansee is distracted and focused on hiding his sensitivities,i can see itt,but the school is blind to it,so they don't even believe his diagnosis half the time.First they didnt believe me but when the docs actually talked to them then they believed that it was the wrong diagnosis,it couldn't be my son,they supposedly have other kids that have tons of behavioral problems at school and home,those they believe:-( I am beyond frustrated with them. I am hoping at least for a more understanding and compassionate teacher next year but we are still stuck with the iep team for another year until he moves on to middle school. Part of me is glad that he does not act out in school but the other part of me wishes he did from time to time so they would believe and give him some of the services I have asked for nd been denied because "he isn't severe enough to warrant the services",grrr.I am working on an appeal this week,as he was denied ot and pt when he clearly qualified according to his private ot and pt so the school is just playing games with us,and i hate it.
Quinn, mom to Jackson,10,diagnosed with Aspergers,Sensory Integration and Mood Disorder NOS,currently taking .5mg of Risperdal ,and Cassidy,Jackson's 16 year old sister,ADHD,Anxiety and as yet undiagnosed PTSD.
It is not unusual for a bp child to hold it all together at school and then fall apart when they are back at home. When our pdoc asked my son why he doesn't act up at school or in the hospital my son responded with "I don't want to look like an idiot in front of my friends, and there are too many adults who can restrain me."
I'm going to point you in the direction of some helpful articles. The first one talks about how kiddos hold it all together and then let loose once they are home - It is called 24: A Day in the Life. The second one is a comprehensive brochure covering bipolar disorder - what it is, signs, and how it can effect a child's learning capabilities. Here is the link to that brochure. Here is another guide called An Educator's Guide to Pediatric Bipolar Disorder.
Hope this helps!
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Jackie aka mom2one
General & Med board moderator, FRT
Mom to David, 17 (dx'd at age 4), Bipolar, Psychotic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, PDD, Cognitive Disorder
Meds: Seroquel 900 mg., Risperdal 9.0 mg., Lamictal 600 mg., Lithium 1250 mg., DDAVP, and Synthroid .150 mcg
Fish Oil and Vitamin D
IEP, Therapeutic School
Married to my best friend and rock for 21 years!
Hi Jackie,
THANK YOU for your post...it was the first time I felt understood. My nine year old son, Keaton, is considered by all outsiders (school, church, parents of peers, etc.) to be a perfect angel and everyone absolutely adores him. He goes on multi family, week long cabin trips with his best friend and when these adults meet me at other gatherings and find out I am Keaton's mom, they tell me how much they "LOVE Keaton" and what a great kid he is. I see the kids they are seeing, but I also see the other side. The Keaton that throws colossal fits at the drop of a hat. With us, his family, he is set off by anything that is not exactly as he wants it. He can go into a fit if his older brother looks at him wrong, if his younger brother sings at the breakfast table, if we are serving chicken for dinner (which he likes) but that is not what he feels like eating. Household chores are like torture for him, despite the fact that I have greatly simplified what he is responsible for. When it is his night to do the dishes, I help him put away the dishes and I rinse and stack all the dirty dishes so that all he needs to do is load them. He is expected to take out the recycling and bring it to the road...if there are 3 bags to carry, he refuses to take 2 trips, so inevitably one of the bags is spilled which puts him into a rage. He stops around the house, throws himself on the couch or bed, scowls, screams, growls and often times throws things. He tells us we are so mean, that he hates us, that our rules are stupid, etc. If we threaten or give consequences at the time of the fit, rather than those threats encouraging him to stop, he gets further enraged. So, if he starts the fit with the treat of, say, losing his iPod for 1 day, he ends up losing it for an entire week or two before the fit is over.
I really get sad and hopeless sometimes. The behavior is not getting any better as he gets older and my husband and I are so tired. We praise his good behavior till we are blue in the face and point out to him the times that he has chosen to not engage in a fit so he knows that we are proud of him and that we know its a struggle for him. None of this seems to have any lasting affect. He could have come to the end of a fit, be apologetic, sweet and loving and 2 minutes later, something else ticks him off and we are back to the chaos. It literally ruins our family time and the entire family is affected on a daily basis. His rothers not only have to suffer through the noise and chaos of the fit, but then they get crabby parents in the aftermath.
Like you, I asked Keaton why he is so good for other people and not for the people who love him most, his family. He says, similar to your son, that he doesn't have fits in front of other people because he doesn't want to be embarrassed. I ask him why not upsetting his family is not as important to him as not being embarrassed at school and he can't find an answer.
I have had Keaton in to see a psych counselor for about 1 year. She was never able to diagnose any "disorder" because of the fact that he was able to control himself in certain areas of his life. She said that he would surely have not been able to hold it together at school all these years if he had a mood disorder. we left it at the conclusion that it was simply a controllable behavior that we as his parents needed to solve with behavior modification techniques. Wish I knew what those magic techniques are!
My biggest fear for Keaton and his older brother, McKay is that they would suffer from bipolar like their father, my ex-husband. As I read just some of what I am seeing on this site, I fear that it is a reality we are going to need to face. It is both exciting to think that there may be and actual pin-pointed diagnosis, and at the same time terrifying since I have seen it manifest in his father with devastating consequences.
I look forward to digging into the resources that you have listed...THANK YOU!!!
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Tara, Loving Mom of 3 boys...Middle Son Keaton with undiagnosed behavior issues.
wow thanks to this site i feel like im not alone my nine year old daughter is like that shes an angel at school, and everybody adores her shes even good with her granny although shes had some moments, but at home its totally crazy, i feel like were walking on pins and needles just to keep her happy, she punches holes in the walls throws herself and i get besides myslf her daddy threatens to leave us because of the pressure, sometimes i cant deal with it i feel like im going crazy.
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Rachel Hickman
Hey,.Jackie,i have the 24 Hours dvd and it is amazing,i highly recommend it too. I havent seen the others,i will look at them today.I have a meeting with the principal this week over the teacheres behavior last week but also going to bring up a lot of the other issues,and maybe cite these articles,and tell her she can borrow my dvd but my son still does not have the official bipolar diagnosis yet so she will probably refuse to look at it until he does,which will hopefully be soon. I am so ready to homeschool,btu I need a life too. It is going to be a looooong summer but this week i hope to set the school straight for next year or i may just have to homeschool next year. Thanks for the links.
Quinn, mom to Jackson,10,diagnosed with Aspergers,Sensory Integration and Mood Disorder NOS,currently taking .5mg of Risperdal ,and Cassidy,Jackson's 16 year old sister,ADHD,Anxiety and as yet undiagnosed PTSD.
When my younger dd was in 4th grade, her teacher told me that she "is perfect in every way, just like Mary Poppins is!"
Then the next year, the teacher told me that she had "social issues."
The following year, she was at a private school and we were warned that she might not be "invited back."
So it has been up and down, but consistently, the teachers that my dds like think they are wonderful and have a hard time understanding how bad things can get.
This is a very very common problem with bp, and I do believe that they hold it in and hold it in and then by the time they get home, they just have to explode because they've been holding it in all day. There is some awareness and some control, but not unlimited, IMHO.
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Joan in IL (joanfisher7@gmail.com)
Co-Moderator of CABF Substance Abuse Issues with Becky & Dianne
Message board & Family Response Team Volunteer
S (18) -- bp NOS, ADD, on Lamictal (200), Seroquel (100), in cosmetology school & works in hair salon;
Z (20) -- bp2, OCD, ADD, on Lamictal (200), Seroquel (25), Zoloft (25), in college, living at home, pet-groomer, new mom!;
Baby M -- born 5/3/2010
K (22) -- Z's bf and M's dad (bp/ADHD, self-medicating)
R -- supportive husband & stepfather;
Nicole -- older sister with bp1 who died in 2001 -- my conscience;
Remy (toy fox terrier), Kiddy (marmalade cat), and Squishy (pug).
It''s been up and down here according to stability on medication. I have two sons with bipolar. When they are stable they do find most of the time at school WITH many of the accommodations mentioned above: SEE EDUCATIONAL BROCHURE LINK.
When unstable my sons will try very hard to keep it together at school and this pressure seems to make their instability worse. We have had them behaving without major incidents at school and then the violence, demands, and rages begin the minute they get off the bus, at home.
If the boys don't become stable, and go into an episode, they can't hide their bipolar, and will begin acting out in school too.
One thing sure about this disease it's constantly changing! That's why it's so important to be able to be in sync with your child/their moods and learn to change approaches as they go through mood changes. This comes from a mom who many times was caught off guard. It does get earier.
The years we have had teachers who honestly communicated mood changes and knew what to look for really helped. Teachers often don't understand, how important their communication is, or find a quick e-mail or note in a communication book or agenda too much.
Ashton
My son is fairly well-behaved at school. He talks constantly and goofs off. He acts like he is not paying attention but can recite whatever the teacher said. He basically just goofs off a lot. He refuses to accept punishment at school that doesn't make sense, and gets in trouble for refusing authority. For example, he read ahead 15 chapters in the book they were supposed to be reading as a class (because he loved the book so much), so the teacher told him because he read so far ahead after being told not to, he would have to write a summary. My son told him that he is just making him write a summary as punishment, that he knows he understood everything, and there was no educational purpose to writing the summary. So he refused to write it and ended up in the principal's office. Other than that, he is fine. Straight A's.
Then he comes home....rage. Anger. He lets it all explode when I pick him up. He says he holds it in all day. I am sure it is just like an alcoholic that hides their drinking while at work but are raging drunks at home - the coworkers don't believe it. I hate to compare BP to alcoholism, but it seems like a good example of how people with disease or mental illness can hide it when around others, then show it at home.
I have kept in constant contact w/ the school all year. They probably wonder what my problem is. I told them what was going on at home, my son's psychologist has talked to the principal. They refused to do a 504 plan because they didn't see any problems at school. I can't say they don't believe me, but they don't feel any additional assistance is necessary at school. Maybe it isn't, but it might be in the future. That was his psychologist's point - later this will show up in school which is why he wants my son to have a 504 plan in place.
Here's another thing - my son's psychologist has only formally diagnosed him with Mood Disorder NOS. He says the fact that this does not show up in school is why he will not diagnose him as bipolar. I told him this is common in bipolar children from what I have read. Not all, but a lot. He said he had not heard of that in his studies.
My son has started showing these behaviors in public though. It was a progression. I really think it is only a matter of time before something major happens at school and I am afraid of that day. My son damaged a car in a parking lot during a public rage...OMG I wanted to die. He walked through another parking lot screaming as loud as he could and hitting himself with his fist on the top of his head - he looked like a maniac. People stopped their car to stare, I am sure they considered calling the cops or something.
I would be happy to answer any specific questions.
It made me feel like this was all my parenting, all my fault for a long time, since he only did this with me, at home (I am a single parent so there is no one else at home to do it around). That really stopped me from seeking help sooner. A lot of people in my life pointed that out - must be me since it doesn't happen at home.
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BJ - 31 yo single mom
Eli - 9 years old, Mood Disorder NOS (BP suggested), highly superior IQ, Sensory Disorder, currently no meds
Kat - 16 months old, minor skeletal dysplasia, suspected growth hormone deficiency, critically low weight, special diet
BTDT BJ,so sorry you are going through it too.My sons school also says he is an angel at school they can't understand why "I" can't control him after school,lol!! When I had my meeting with the principal a week before school was out and after being turned down for the OT and PT I sat her down and explained that he is so tense and uptight and angry when he gets home at the end of the day he explodes like you could ever imagine,and that if they would recognize he has these sensory/mood issues they would accomodate him at school so he isn't so tense and holding it in all day at school,that a little OT would go a long way,and he would be more focused because he isnt tensing up and holding his feelings in all day,and they said that because he doesn't show this bad side they can't do anything about it??Tense ,angry kids using all of the focus they have on holding it together is not a problem?She went back on me and said if he isn't raging while he is there,it isn;'t a problem they need to deal with,i got so frustrated. They just do NOT get it. I want it on record too because I have also heard the behaviors MIGHT come out at school in later years,and I want it known I warned them. But I digress....
Quinn, mom to Jackson,10,diagnosed with Aspergers,Sensory Integration and Mood Disorder NOS,currently taking .5mg of Risperdal ,and Cassidy,Jackson's 16 year old sister,ADHD,Anxiety and as yet undiagnosed PTSD.
People in general don't believe me about this stuff unless they get a taste of it for themselves. I guess I try to keep in mind that the school is out for themselves when it comes down to it. They have a budget and get rewarded on documented progress. I am so sick of the school. And yes, totally, even though they don't see the actual rage or behaviors at school, these issues absolutely affect their education.
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BJ - 31 yo single mom
Eli - 9 years old, Mood Disorder NOS (BP suggested), highly superior IQ, Sensory Disorder, currently no meds
Kat - 16 months old, minor skeletal dysplasia, suspected growth hormone deficiency, critically low weight, special diet
Not that you need any more info--- but my son was an ANGEL at school until May of last year (he hit 2nd grade). Then he really just gave up and would not work, but still an angel. I mean his teachers cried when he left -- we had to go elsewhere to catch up academically. He was beating the crap out of all of us at home and destroying the house - but at school - angel. Well mannered, soft spoken, sweet and charming. Loads of friends who said he "made them feel happy when they were sad".... He would walk through the door at home and all hell would break loose. Cussing like a sailor - punching anything in his way. So strange. Sadly, those were the good old days...
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Heather (40) Cymbalta; Seroquel XR DS (9) BP, ADD, IED (TBD?) 1800 mg Trileptal; 10 mg Abilify; therapeutic level of Keppra; Clonidine for sleep, trying Home School in the fall; DH (39); DD (7); DS (3); Dog
my 6 year old son this past year at kindergarten was an angel at school also....at home it is completely different! the teachers say he doesnt really play on recess too much, only a couple of people. he is entering 1st grade, and his behavior at home and now at other families homes is escalating, so i am worried he is going to start letting his true side show in school. i will be calling the school anyway just so they are aware.....we shall see...
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Amy
Mom of 11 year old with Autism and 6 year old with bipolar
My son holds it together pretty well at school. His trigger at school seems to be telling everyone to shut up -- -- then he needs to be on his own. At home that would be a rage. Lucky for us our school is very supportive so far - he's in a contained gifted calss but he school aslo has a special need room and have knowledge of many of hte drugs / sidfe effects. When ds was having nose bleeds they suggested the meds....
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Gerri - Mom of 3 wonderful children...that sometimes needs a little help along the way!
T 6.5,gifted with no dx pdoc says 6.5 is to young but will treat the symptoms -...Meds are: pms-risperidone liquid - 1mg/ml @ a dosage of 0.125 ml x2 daily, just started the pills but still need to finish the liquid.
apo-benztropin 2mg @ 1/2 tablet as needed for muscle cramps/ spasm (rare side effect of the Risperidone)
M 8.5, tired of putting up with T, and my musical whiz kid -working at school to have her designated as gifted.
S 14 dramatic arts next year in HS RAP program, typical teenager, tired of putting up
with T's crap. Is happy he is old enough to get out of the house, when it gets bad.
Dr. Terry Brazelton used to be on tv all the time when my kids were just babies. I thought his attitude in this area was very helpful. He said (paraphrasing of course) Most of the time kids (even babies) will only act out when they feel completely safe. The more explosive the behavior, the less likely your child will reveal it in public. He recommended parents consider it a personal complement that your child can maintain all the stress of the day and then feel free to release it with their caring adults.
btw his point of view also reassures me in the classroom around mid October :^)
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DH:ADHD (Adderall)
DD-17: TBI, Anxiety Disorder (504 plan, SSRI)
DS-15: BP-NOS, ADHD (IEP-OHI, Abilify, Clonidine)
DMom: Early Onset Alzheimer's (Aricept, Namenda)
Oh my goodness! Again, I had no idea there was anyone else out there with this problem!! BOth of my girls are like this ! Complete angels at school! Quiet,Kind, helpful! But once they hit the door...... EXPLOSION!!!! Schools, Dr's, therapists, family, friends, EVERYONE says, " You are not being consistent", You are not firm enough!" " They've got you wrapped around their finger!" " You just love your kids TO MUCH!"
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Jody
hello,
im a 15 year old high school student that follows the symptoms all of you are talking about. at school i dont act up im getting a 3.9 and dont get into trouble but at home i am always in fights and then will calm down in minutes and then back into a rage. i have never gone to a doctor to get diagnosed but am pretty sure i have mood disorder NOS because i do not have extreme conditions. when i act up at home its because im with family and am not embarrased by my actions because im not with my peers. my home rages like your kids are probably worse than they would be if they acted up in school cause like me they bottle it up. if any person has any questions that you would like a kids point of view from i would be happy to answer them.
and how do i get my parents to take me to get diagnosed because they think im just having teen mood swings but i know its not that?
Hello to the 15 y.o. student! Glad to hear that you understand what we're talking about! This website does have another one that is for teens and young adults who are learning how to live with their bipolar disorder. It is called Flipswitch and you can reach it by this link:
http://www.bpkids.org/flipswitch
There under the Frequently Asked Questions is an answer that might help in your situation:
Q: Sometimes I think I might be suffering from bipolar disorder, but I don't feel I can tell my parents how bad I'm feeling. What should I do?
A: As an adolescent, you are becoming more independent from your parents and more confident of your own ideas and plans for the future. Life is a lot more complicated now than when you were a child, and you may find that it is not as easy or comfortable to communicate with your parents as it once was. It may even seem that they cannot possibly understand your moods and emotions. You will have to trust that your parents care deeply about your well-being. Talk to them about the possibility that you are bipolar. Give them the information they need to help you. Tell them them the symptoms that led you to believe you might have a mood disorder. If you are certain that your parents will not react in a helpful way, turn to another adult you respect and trust: a grandparent, aunt or uncle, teacher, counselor, coach, school nurse, minister, rabbi or priest, or perhaps the parent of a friend. A caring adult will listen, take you seriously and help you find assistance, which includes talking with your parents. No one deserves to feel depressed or to live a life burdened by an untreated mood disorder.
I hope this helps!
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Joan in IL
Co-Moderator of CABF Substance Abuse Issues with Becky & Dianne
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Bless you for your honesty. I hope that you can ask your parents to get you in...hopefully they will see how fortunate they are that you are aware of your behavior and anxious to get help. You are strong and insightful. Let us know what come of it.
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Tara, Loving Mom of 3 boys...Middle Son Keaton with undiagnosed behavior issues.
Does anyone have the opposite problem. Good at home and rages at school. With school coming and we have to make a decision on wether to do the homeschool program or challenge his suspension and put him back in the classroom. We tried summer camp and it was a complete failure. It seems when he is around kids his age that is when the problems start. It seems like most children do pretty good at school.
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Gayle - married and stay at home mom - From Canada
9 year old son - mood dysregulation - possible biopolar, learning disability NOS
empower plus, omega 3, Vitamin C, flax oil, digestive enzymes, fiber supplement, aminos
He is suspended from the public school system for a year right now.
16 year old son
25 year old daughter, married, one daughter
Hi Gayle,
I know you are in Canada, so things are a bit different here. Here if a child is having a lot of issues at school, the parent needs to request that a Fuctional Behavioral Analysis (FBA) be conducted, so that a well written Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) can be put into place. What this will do is to identify the triggers and come up with positive behavioral intervention to use before the behaviors get out of hand.
I've just sent a message to a good friend who is a teacher in B.C. to see if they do this in Canada and if not, what would be the equivalent. I'll let you know what she says.
How stable is your ds?
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Jackie aka mom2one
General & Med board moderator, FRT
Mom to Mr. 17 (dx'd at age 4), Bipolar, Psychotic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, PDD, Cognitive Disorder
Meds: Seroquel 900 mg., Risperdal 4.5 mg., Saphris 20 mg., Lamictal 600 mg., Lithium 1250 mg., DDAVP, and Synthroid .150 mcg
Fish Oil and Vitamin D
IEP, Therapeutic School
Married to my best friend and rock for 21 years!
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I would say pretty stable. I do think that his doctor is still unsure if it is bipolar. Bipolar does not run in our family. It all started when school started last year. He is tends to be on the definate side. Not always but sometimes. Has trouble listening to instruction. He just wants to do things now. He is extremely bright. When things are not going his way he yells, sometimes cried, and sometimes goes into complete rage. We and the school have attempted to teach him calming methods but he does not want to cooperate. The only thing we have found that works at home is TV, computer, ds games, reading, sometimes just playing with small toys. TV is the most used. It stops the issues at hand very fast. We have had very few issues at home this summer. When we do they are short and not very intense. Right now he hates school. Does not want to do any school work. We have a hard time getting him to do things(chores) around the house. I keep trying and sometimes it works and other times it does not. He seems extremely lazy. I continue to read and educate myself on ways to help him and us. My first two children were a piece of cake. I never imagined raising children could ever be this hard.
Some of the things we are doing. Have been trying counseling. Have had three so far. The first was through the school and as things got tougher we needed to more on to a more educated counselor. The next one had an accent and was very hard to listen to. Within a few sessions he informed us he was no longer counseling children. So we had to move on. Our next counselor sent him into complete rage the second visit. She just figured it was ODD and we needed to tough on him. It was so bad she wanted to call in the police. She then told us she could not help us any more and that we needed to move on. So we have except now my son will not see the counselor at all. We have to great ladies that have come aboard from different societys to help advocate and offer us any other help that we might need. Even financially. We will be starting sensory help at the end of september hopefully.
Looking forward to your reply.
Gayle - married and stay at home mom - From Canada
9 year old son - mood dysregulation - possible biopolar, learning disability NOS
empower plus, omega 3, Vitamin C, flax oil, digestive enzymes, fiber supplement, aminos
He is suspended from the public school system for a year right now.
16 year old son
25 year old daughter, married, one daughter
Hi Gayle,
My girlfriend says that sadly Canada does not usually do an FBA or BIP. She went on to say that you might be able to get one done by requesting it, but they aren't done routinely like they are here in the U.S.
Sorry, wish it was different for you!
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Jackie aka mom2one
General & Med board moderator, FRT
Mom to Mr. 17 (dx'd at age 4), Bipolar, Psychotic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, PDD, Cognitive Disorder
Meds: Seroquel 900 mg., Risperdal 4.5 mg., Saphris 20 mg., Lamictal 600 mg., Lithium 1250 mg., DDAVP, and Synthroid .150 mcg
Fish Oil and Vitamin D
IEP, Therapeutic School
Married to my best friend and rock for 21 years!
If CABF has helped you, please consider a donation! https://www.bpkids.org/donate?campaign=forums2010
at school, kids seem to behave differently because they are in the company of strangers and new faces all the time. so if they want people to like them they show a kind side others will do the opposite, if they are an introvert then they will shy away from people, while at home they are comfortable and they can do anything they like.
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My close friend,who is also a neighbor,has a kid that shows slight signs of a bipolar disorder.I will be making sure to refer her to this page.hope to get more responses in her.Thanks
Rachel,
A single mom of 2
Hi,
I know this is an old thread - but if you are out there I would love to hear from you!
Our daughter is so similar to your kids - overtly compliant at school (that's the term we have been given by her rtc) and explosive/dysregulated at home. She holds it in at school because she is afraid to be embarrassed by her anger, then raged (violently) at home. The school says they believe us, but since there are no problems at school (they say) it is not their responsibility to help us.
Are there any studies/research on childhood bipolar which show this (repression in public, expression at home)? It would help us to come in armed to the school district with data, rather than our own story which does not seem to carry much value.
Thanks,
D
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10 year old daughter in rtc - placed July 2011. Early onset bipolar and/or explosive RAD and/or ADHD and/or etc.... Adopted at age 2.5 months. Intrauterine insult and early deprivation.
14, 13, 11 year old sisters, all adopted internationally.
My daughter is great at school and it all breaks down within a few minutes of picking her up from school. However, you can see when she gets a bit manic as ADHD symptoms come out during that time that aren't there all the time. She'll blurt out answers, talk alot, get real squirmy, etc...