How did you find out your children were comorbid? Did you go to your MD for diagnosis or a psychiatrist? How much hx of mental illness is a factor in all of this? The “web definition” of rapid cycling confuses me, I guess I’m looking for specific instances to say, “oh yeah” or “no way.” Thanks!
I have been very confused as well. The book, The Bipolar Child by Papalos, provides more examples of various symptoms and some comparisons to ADHD. I think that finding a child psychiatrist who has specific experience with ADHD/Bipolar is imperative. We’ve also looked into some research studies in our area to find some clinicians who have experience evaluating a wide range of kids.