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Old 08-18-2008, 06:42 PM
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I have a daughter who is 10 years old and we have been to see all kinds of doctors. This all started when she first entered kindergarten at 5 but we suspected something was off about two years earlier. Basically she has trouble with fine and gross motor skills. She gets tired very easily and craves sugar like there is no tomorrow. She is very sensitive to noise and different types of clothing. She has a hard time getting her words out and often has a hard time listening or understanding what she is listening to. She has to know what time it is A LOT!!! And wants to know what time it is to the minute. Sometimes she will be in her room reading for a long time and other times she starts chatting non-stop. She gets VERY agitated if she is around too many people, too much noise or just for what seems to be no reason at all. She will throw very large tantrums and will start hitting people or furniture or will throw things. I have pulled her out of school for the second time and I am homeschooling her. We have seen neurologists, OT/PT specialists, speech and hearing specialist, psychiatrists and psychologists and she has been tested for Aspergers and Autism. Our latest psychiatrist has her on Abilify for Bipolar disorder. It kind of worked for a couple of weeks and now it just seems like we are back to square one. No one seems to know what this is or how to help her. She is a very smart and sweet little girl and I don't know how to help. I know this is a very long email but I am desperate. Does this sound familiar to anyone or does anyone have any suggestions? I have tried to find a support group in my area but I don't know which one to go to.
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