Hi,
1) Get a copy of this book:
The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder -- Third Edition (Paperback)
by Demitri Papolos and Janice Papolos
2) Also look at this site for a sample IEP to give you an idea of what you can do at his school to help him.
http://www.bipolarchild.com/IEP/
3) Also google the "Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation" to find lots of parents of bipolar children. Here is a list of symptoms from that site:
Quote:
Behaviors reported by parents in children diagnosed with bipolar disorder may include:
--an expansive or irritable mood
--extreme sadness or lack of interest in play
--rapidly changing moods lasting a few hours to a few days
--explosive, lengthy, and often destructive rages
--separation anxiety
--defiance of authority
--hyperactivity, agitation, and distractibility
--sleeping little or, alternatively, sleeping too much
bed wetting and night terrors
--strong and frequent cravings, often for carbohydrates and sweets
--excessive involvement in multiple projects and activities
--impaired judgment, impulsivity, racing thoughts, and pressure to keep talking
--dare-devil behaviors (such as jumping out of moving cars or off roofs)
--inappropriate or precocious sexual behavior
--delusions and hallucinations
--grandiose belief in own abilities that defy the laws of logic (ability to fly, for example)
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The Vyvanse does not make sense to me if he is still raging.
Are you seeing a psychiatrist who specializes in children?
Mari