child behavior problem - mental illness?
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aus ...@primus.com.au (ausstu)
Is there a name for a behavior problem for a 9 year old boy who is very stubborn, opinionated, does not listen, constantly fights with his younger sibling? I believe some of this goes beyond normal child behavior and may be a sign of a personality disorder.
"JudyK" j...@litespeed.co.nz
It appears you child may have a condition known as a Y chromosome.
Just joking sorry I'm pregnant my sense of humor gets a bit peverse.
Seriously though I would talk to a GP first and if you aren't satisfied try another. My Mum had a feeling that there was soemthing awry with my brother and was ignored by several doctors until he was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. Not the same thing but my point is Mum's often have a feeling about these things and turn out to be right.
Good Luck ...
Tsu Dho Nimh tsudhon...@lumbercartel.com
What style of parenting is he recieving? For a child of this type, setting up his life so that he can bring consequences down upon himself is often helpful ...
Tsu
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kess ...@geneplus.org (Dr Kessler)
Hi Be4 declairing or even thinking of such diagnoses i think you could find helpful info at geneplus.org at TS section
"JudyK" j...@litespeed.co.nz
Are you talking to me the Y chromosome "diagnosis" was a joke about him being a boy.
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"Jeff Utz" kidsdoc2...@hotmail.com
I would discuss your son's behavior with his teachers. Does he behave like this in school?
Jeff ...
Mary_Gor ...@tvo.org (Mary Gordon)
Stop playing armchair psychologist/psychiatrist and involve the family doctor. You need a referral to a professional for proper ***essment and diagnosis.
My middle child is extremely "difficult" and it turns out, he has an autism spectrum learning disability, not diagnosed until he was 8. The school missed the real problem entirely on an earlier ***essment. A lot of what he does looks like personality problems (i.e. he comes across as very negative, very oppositional, very stubborn, very volatile). It was not until our family situation came to crisis over his behavioural issues that the family doctor sent us to a child psychiatrist. She did a really in depth ***essment of him, so finally, finally, after years of struggle and frustration on all sides, we ended up with a comprehensive picture of what was going on with the kid. A lot of what he does that seemed so incomprehensible suddenly had an explanation. The poor kid does the best he can with what his brain wiring will allow, and all of us have to figure out ways to work around that fact, to support him, to compensate and to help him meet his potential. You can't begin to figure out how to deal with an issue when you don't understand what's behind it.
Part of the process also involved a lot of family counselling and support since DH and I were just about at the end of our tethers with our son. Things are MUCH better now both at school and at home, and the poor little guy is finally getting proper help - and best of all, his parents and teachers have a clue what he's up against.
Get some help with this. Now is a good time to get a grip on things before he goes into the preteen and teen years when it is bound to get much more challenging and entrenched.
Mary G.
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