My daugher is 9 1/2 andyou nearly described her to a t. She is PDD/NOS a strain of autism. Youshould have your child tested for strains of autism. My daughter is on Daytrana, an ADHD medicine which helps her to concentrate and she is undergoing OT Therapy which has been a big help. She went from problem student to role model. The teacher workswith us and she has an agenda book that all her homework is written down in as well as her behavior for the day. I am required to sign it daily, so she cannot get away with anything or "forget." Kids with aspergers and austism spectrum disorders are not properly diagnosed regularly...or misdiagnosed as ADHD quite often. Good Luck...this is a hard road and a battle I have been fighting for quite a while...but to get on the right track is worth it...in the long run...many autism spectrum children...like my daughter...are quite brillant.
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You need to find a different pediatrician; I would request an evaluation by a pediatric neurologist or a developmental pediatrician who has experience with a variety of developmental disorders and issues. The behaviors you describe should not be dismissed as nothing to worry about or typical and there may be resources available to you to provide your child with help.
I am a respite provider and I have been trained to deal with children’s behaviors, but I do have a 11 yr old that is Aspersers, ADHD, and every time it is time to go to bed he as really bad behaviors, from screaming, yelling, cursing, destroying my home, to trying to run, you name it. I have to restrain him sometimes and he is as string as a 25 yr old man. I know I have to get more training in order to continue keeping him so that his parents can breath, He knows what he is doing, he will tell you that he is doing this because he is not getting his way. I have decided that in the morning times while he is at my home he has to had consequences for his behaviors. Is there any suggesting to what else I can do??????????????
I am a respite provider and I have been trained to deal with children’s behaviors, but I do have a 11 yr old that is Aspersers, ADHD, and every time it is time to go to bed he as really bad behaviors, from screaming, yelling, cursing, destroying my home, to trying to run, you name it. I have to restrain him sometimes and he is as string as a 25 yr old man. I know I have to get more training in order to continue keeping him so that his parents can breath, He knows what he is doing, he will tell you that he is doing this because he is not getting his way. I have decided that in the morning times while he is at my home he has to had consequences for his behaviors. Is there any suggesting to what else I can do??????????????