Hi everyone. My name is Carolyn and I have a now 10 yr old daughter which has been through many psych evals since age 4 and until now we were never sure what was really wrong with her.
Sincle infancy my daghter wasn't the "normal" baby. Multiple ear infections, trouble sleeping, moody, and such. By the time she was old enough to enter headstart there was evidence of issues out of the norm for my girl. She would hide away from the teachers and kids, she developed anger issues which would become physical. Typical at the time for ADHD or even early onset Bipolar. Well we did the round of stimulants and even non stimulants. She couldn't have any of them. If there was a side affect she got it. We dropped the idea of meds and dealt with it the best we knew how with inhome support staff. Then by age 8 she was dx'd with ADHD,Bipolar, Sensory Intergration Dysfunction, and developmental delays. We agreed to give her depakote for a time until the weight gain. Then Lamectil and respirdal which is working great. well now we finally got a Neuropsych eval and it turns out that what my girl has is also NVLD, borderline MR (IQ 71) on top of every thing else.
Can we get any crazier. So due to the NVLD she has anxiety issues all day long. So there we are in a nutshell. Most professionals have praised me because to meet my girl in person one would not know she has any problems hardly at all.
I am here seeking support, ideas, any advice to help her achive what she can and be who she wants to.

Hi, Carolyn! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

It sounds like you are very attentive to your daughter's needs and I applaud you for that.

We have several mental health forums here at NT, they are found near the bottom third of the main index. These each focus on specific conditions and you may find it helpful to browse and start a thread(s) of your own specific questions.

We also have a parent site, PsychCentral, where you will find many additional resources including another message board where you can discuss her issues with many adults who are experiencing them.

PsychCentral:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/

You are more than welcome to join in anywhere and let us know if we can assist you in any way.

Hi Carolyn and welcome to NeuroTalk!

You certainly have been through alot with your daughter but, as a mother, I can totally understand the desire to do everything possible to help her. There's nothing a Mom won't do to help her children. She's so fortunate to have you in her corner.

Welcome to the board and I'm sure you'll receive lots of support, ideas and advice to help you help her!

One big, warm, tight, hug, handshake and howdy, moose-size official type welcome to the site. This place is amazing!

I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter. But you came to the right place because...

You are not alone.
You are one of us.
And we are here to help.

Carolyn,

Hello and welcome back to NeuroTalk. Great to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene