Verna, I've "heard" you describe a couple of these scenes with your daughter now & I KNOW how hard it is to diagnose mental illnesses in kids, especially those considered to be "spectrum disorders", and I am NOT a doctor, BUT (all that said), I have to wonder if the psychiatrist considered bi-polar when issuing the diagnosis. There are qualities of your descriptions, especially the disproportionate reaction to a simple change or being told no, that remind me so much of my son pre-diagnosis and pre-meds. Now I freely admit I don't know as much about Aspergers as I have learned about bi-polar in kids (since my son is bi-polar) and I may be out of line here (although I don't intend to be), but was BPD considered? If not, and you're interested, I'd be happy to lend you my copy of The Bi-Polar Child, which was very helpful to me in recognizing in my son what the psychiatrist was seeing, as well as what she wasn't.
I hope you understand that I am not trying to interfere or to diagnosis your daughter from a couple of blog posts. I'm just trying to be helpful. There's just something about the way you describe these melt downs that reminds me of my son and I know how hard it is to help a kid like this if you're also fighting (unknowingly) the wrong medications. I hope you'll take this comment in the spirit in which is intended.
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timeasmymeasure
Probably should keep my big mouth shut, but.....
Date: 2009-04-10 08:26 pm (UTC)I hope you understand that I am not trying to interfere or to diagnosis your daughter from a couple of blog posts. I'm just trying to be helpful. There's just something about the way you describe these melt downs that reminds me of my son and I know how hard it is to help a kid like this if you're also fighting (unknowingly) the wrong medications. I hope you'll take this comment in the spirit in which is intended.
Kim