I think this article was well written and I enjoy reading from the stand point of someone going through the same thing, and helping others with “hey this works, this doesn’t” from that stand point.

The education setting has sparked behaviours that I have never actually seen. The educators call us nearly every day to pick her up from school, due to kicking and hurting other students. I was told originally, this was just one young boy. This boy had the same name as her father, who she is extremely close with.

Now, I believe that there is too much sensory input for her brain to process, due to the social nature of the education setting. If I saw this behaviour myself, I could probably isolate the trigger, and offer a solution. We are told that the solution lies in Ritalin/stimulant medications.

What a hugely controversial subject that this produces. I listened to the medical professionals and started the medication. Unfortunately, I was faced with opposition from her father. I stopped the medication, because I believe that gaining both parents content for a child is important.

Later, a behavioural therapist talked him into trying it again. I was told exactly these words by the head of special education “Would you be umm ohh not sure about diabetic medication for a diabetic?” She was basically comparing this ideology with stimulants for a 6 year old.

I dont think we can ever know the motivation and origins of psychiatric medication, because it is still in research. Especially in a 6 year old. I believe that the drug is unpredictable. Any thoughts?Theories, predictions, facts and documented research all seem to be pointing towards medications and drugs for children, as a first line approach, not a last one. I am so confused with the information on this subject, that I simply cannot make a decision.

I can see pros and cons to both sides of medicating a child with stimulants. Therefore, I will leave this to the parent who makes the decision and sticks with it this time. No mind changing on this topic is important, because the medication should be consistent. Would love to hear peoples opinions and experiences with Ritalin or dexamphetimines and similar in 6 year olds.

My daughter (4) is the exact same. She has been on fire since birth. Always making noise, talking excessively and very loud, even when right beside you. Her behaviour is explosive. It’s like walking around just waiting for her next explosion. She’s great when outside, but indoors she’s in need of a lot of stimulus. Eats and sleeps well, but wakes early, almost every single day. I never know what to think or how to speak straight most times because she’s losing the plot and scrambling my brain. No one seems to want to help me. Apparently it’s harder to get help for girls and I believe it more as each year passes it’s becoming more disconnected and messed up.

Hi My kid is 6 years old at age of 3 he started to show obsession with numbers he’s very good at math and superseding his classmates. He used to repeat himself many times but all of that got better when he grows up. Right now we are facing issues at school since he’s getting physical with his class mates and every time he seems so factual by confessing that he made a mistake and apologizing but he does not seem to realize the consequences of his actions, he accepts punishments like it doesn’t bother him , also he faces difficulty to control his saliva, he plays with our neighbors kids with no issues he has a lovely sense of humor, he also can’t control his voice tune as he speaks very loud not minding the surroundings.

I agree with Kate.
The kitten thing is a huge red marker I ca imagine this will be very painful as a parent yi hear

My son seems to only have one volume which is loud, when anything surprising happens he will scream even louder if it’s good, bad, whatever, it has improved a little since his speech has improved and he does understand what being quiet is but his go too level is loud, big screams, shouting Mummy continuously even if he doesn’t need anything, he will scream in other children’s faces when frustrated (granted they might have done something to him but still) its like he genuinely thinks loud is the normal level for everything, he is a happy, very friendly, bright, engaged little man popular with his peers, empathetic, cuddly and enjoying stories if they are able to hold his attention through songs/voices actions ect, when he has a major meltdown normally during a ten day period of increased bad behaviour with culmivates in an eventual big meltdown and then behaviour improves significantly the days afterwards for normally good few weeks or more, he will pretend he is scared of me, fake shaking and backing away makjng whimpering noises (I rarely raise my voice let alone lay a finger on him?) scream, cry and create a massive drama particularly if he has an audience or actually weirdly a mirror where he can see his behaviour, any advice???

Hey Nicole,
I don’t know how long ago your son was diagnosed with all of his Diagnoses, but sounds like he needs inpatient psychiatric assistance. Where he can do 1 on1 sessions daily talk about his feelings. If he is schizophrenic he can be put on the proper medication that will work for him. Unfortunately ODD does not go away and if he is schizophrenic he is at a higher risk of hurting himself and his family. He needs continuous therapy and help him understand his feeling and emotions and strategies to help him work through all the negative input he is seeking. It can also help calm down his OCD. once again not get ride of it, but help decrease the intensity of it. Mental health is extremely important we can make the proper decisions without our mental health being properly balanced. At the age of 13 his emotions are only getting stronger because of puberty and the changes happening physically within his body as well. So I would definitely get on the fast tract for inpatient psychiatric help.

So sorry to hear about him losing an eye. I know that must be hard fir him. What you explained is exactly what my now 3 yr old is doing. He also could read at 2 yrs old. I noticed that he talks extremely loud when we go in public places. Did you ever find out if he has SPD?

Janet ….how on earth are you going to “calmly and kindly pick up” a grown 20 year old woman and “help her to leave when she’s unable to do it on her own”?
That’s ridiculous!