My son is 13 and there is a long history of bipolar in the family. We started treatment with meds over a year ago. It helped but the sensory issues are still there. I think. How do you tell the difference? I cant help him tell, where do you think he inherited it from. oh well. Any help will be appreciated.
bp is in the family
Yes, my son is being treated for it. None of the people in my family are like what you see on tv. that is the most extreem of the disease.
We learned about the ADD meds the hard way. They make it worse. The more we find out about this the more we see how he has struggled to learn all of this time. but there is no one in this area that seems to know about it at all. sad. Here I know practically nothing and know more than some of the teachers I know. I am looking to get the book The Out Of Sorts Child Has Fun book and a visit to his doctor asap.
Re: how do you tell the difference between bipolar and sensory?
Hi, Tenna,
Have you ever posted on www.conductdisorders.com
Lots of the parents there are dealing with bi-polar and/or sensory issue kids.
I assume you’ve read “The Out of Sync Child” since you are looking for “The Out of Sync Child has Fun.” I’ve not read it yet. Did you find it helpful?
Barb
Lots of books on the way
No, I havent read it yet. I have it ordered and several others. I want to be able to help him without enabling him to not do things he could do if he really worked at it. what a fine line with kids.
I have not heard of that website, I will check it out as well.
Do you know of any other books or websites that might be of help?
Please let me know. Thanks!
Re: how do you tell the difference between bipolar and sensory?
My son was diagnosed BP at 9 (even before I got my diagnosis) and is now 13. One site that I found really helpful in understanding BP in children was the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation at http://www.bpkids.org They have a lot of good info, I even printed some things and took them to the school in an attempt to teach them what they didn’t know.
Bipolar disease is a brain problem. It is often accompanied by the signs of neurological issues, including sensory symptoms. They are essentially the same problem manifested in different ways. Is your son diagnosed with BP, or is he being treated for something else? With BP kids, you really need to be careful about an ADHD misdiagnosis and about a unipolar depression misdiagnosis.