Comments on: Bipolar Disorder Children – Paediatric Bipolar vs. Asperger's Disorder http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/2009/02/bipolar-disorder-children-2/ Coming to Grips with Bipolar Disorder Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:48:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/2009/02/bipolar-disorder-children-2/#comment-5589 Tracy Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:17:12 +0000 http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/?p=448#comment-5589 Judith, I have been in the same exact place as you are right now, I couldn't get an appointment for months with a psychiatrist. I did take my daughter to a pediatrician that sent me to a psychologist immediately. While waiting on an appointment with a psychiatrist my daughter got worse at school and at home so my psychologist had her admitted to a Medical school that has a pediatric psycology unit. After she was admitted for a few days insurance requires that the patient be seen as an outpatient within 7 days. This helped until I got an appointment with a local psychiatrist. Also make sure you know your rights in the school system and ask that they do their own evaluation with the state school psychologist. No matter how many people you take them too on your own, the school will only take the school psycologist evaluation. And that is supposed to help protect your child. My daughter is now in a self contained class-special ed for children with mental illnesses, This class is offered through your public school system. This has been the best thing for me and my child, I no longer get phone calls from school. These teachers are highly trained with these illnesses and know what to say and do and my daughter is so much happier because she is treated like a person instead of the bad kid that needs diciplining at school. Hope this helps. Judith, I have been in the same exact place as you are right now, I couldn't get an appointment for months with a psychiatrist. I did take my daughter to a pediatrician that sent me to a psychologist immediately. While waiting on an appointment with a psychiatrist my daughter got worse at school and at home so my psychologist had her admitted to a Medical school that has a pediatric psycology unit. After she was admitted for a few days insurance requires that the patient be seen as an outpatient within 7 days. This helped until I got an appointment with a local psychiatrist. Also make sure you know your rights in the school system and ask that they do their own evaluation with the state school psychologist. No matter how many people you take them too on your own, the school will only take the school psycologist evaluation. And that is supposed to help protect your child. My daughter is now in a self contained class-special ed for children with mental illnesses, This class is offered through your public school system. This has been the best thing for me and my child, I no longer get phone calls from school. These teachers are highly trained with these illnesses and know what to say and do and my daughter is so much happier because she is treated like a person instead of the bad kid that needs diciplining at school. Hope this helps.

]]> By: colleen http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/2009/02/bipolar-disorder-children-2/#comment-4462 colleen Tue, 25 May 2010 17:06:46 +0000 http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/?p=448#comment-4462 Judith, My 7 yr old son has just been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome. I just also found out my husbands sister and mother were diagnosed with Bipolar syndrome when he was younger. I know the frustration you feel and I want the best for my son. Does your son have a diagnosis? If so is he on medication or seeing a psychologist regularly? Judith,
My 7 yr old son has just been diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome. I just also found out my husbands sister and mother were diagnosed with Bipolar syndrome when he was younger. I know the frustration you feel and I want the best for my son. Does your son have a diagnosis? If so is he on medication or seeing a psychologist regularly?

]]> By: judith http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/2009/02/bipolar-disorder-children-2/#comment-2137 judith Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:03:28 +0000 http://knowingbipolardisorder.com/?p=448#comment-2137 Hi my name is judith and am married with three children as of which we belive our youngest child who is twelve could have bipolar we have been taking him to therapist,phsychiatrists our GP for the past six years and have got nowhere we live with our son and see him go through so much he as all the classic signs of bipolar from the highs to the depression to the sucidal threats and talk of death and back again we have never gone through any of this with our other two children so is all alien to us and is very draining on the family we support our child 100% but are now at a loss of what to do he is excluded time after time at school and they dont seem to understand we have no support from anywhere and are awaiting an appointment with a professor but again this is not while september in the mean time my child is suffering any advice would be much appreciated. kind regards judith a desperate mother. Hi my name is judith and am married with three children as of which we belive our youngest child who is twelve could have bipolar we have been taking him to therapist,phsychiatrists our GP for the past six years and have got nowhere we live with our son and see him go through so much he as all the classic signs of bipolar from the highs to the depression to the sucidal threats and talk of death and back again we have never gone through any of this with our other two children so is all alien to us and is very draining on the family we support our child 100% but are now at a loss of what to do he is excluded time after time at school and they dont seem to understand we have no support from anywhere and are awaiting an appointment with a professor but again this is not while september in the mean time my child is suffering any advice would be much appreciated.

kind regards

judith a desperate mother.

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