I’m a SPED teacher with close to 20 years experience. I hate so say this but throughout all these years, I have gotten many students with different disabilities such as ADHD, bipolar, Emotional disorder, etc. etc. Every time I’m going to get a new student , I try to get prepared for what will be coming (according to previous study of records ) to my surprise and that of my teacher assistant we have never witnessed any of the diagnosed behaviors. I always tell my students the rules on the first day of school and encourage them to comply with them. ALSO, I let them know that I have a rewards program which I start on the very same day. I don’t know if I should call this luck or that all these conditions are only there to make some parents feel better for not doing their work.
What I have observed, many parents can’t control their children. Also , they don’t want to be bother with doing homework or helping them (not all).
I have a parent who’s son is starting to read , and when I told Mom to read al home with him, she got so mad and told me that her son was in Special Ed and didn’t need to be push. I never got any homework from him . Same thing happens over and over.
Do these conditions really exist? what do you think?
Are all these new conditions for real ? ADHD, bipolar disorder, etc. etyc.?
How did you or your child act when they were a bipolar child or adolescent…?
I was wondering how yourself or child or teen acted when she was bipolar at the age. How fast was his/her cycles? etc.
Are you a Bipolar parent with an anxiety disorder & how do you cope?
How do you cope on a daily basis and do you ever regret your decision to have children?
Is there a support group for adults who were children of mentally ill parents?
And why are bipolar parent’s allowed to raise their young? I’ve never met a bipolar person(medicated or not medicated) who raise his/her child in a healthy environment. I don’t mean to offend mentally ill people, but honestly if you have a kid drop him/her off at the nearest fire station and let them have a happy childhood. It’s like flying in the airplane when it crashes you have to put on your own air mask before you can put on your child’s.( you can’t take care of your child if you can’t take care of yourself).
bipolar in adolescents? ?
any information on bipolar in children? my 7 year old foster daughter shows signs of this disorder but I don’t know much else. the counselor says she’s probably bipolar, bio mom is and so is grandmother.
What does a 25r old with bipolar disorder do to live a normal life?
I’m 25, have bipolar depression (no mania) just depression (its severe) looking for correct medication at the moment but who knows if any of it will ever make me symptom free. I’m still liing at hope but in the process of moving out to a place i’ll be sharing with 3 other people. i’ll have a small room there. I have very low self esteem, and i’m reclusive and isolate myself becuase of my depression and anger i dont like to go out with my friend anymore becuase their lives are progressing an mine isn’t and I feel lik e a huge loser. I have a college degree in social work and am trying to find a job in that, but have not had any luck. i’ve pretty much alienated all of my friend because i’ve become a recklose and they’re sick of me being moppy, but i cant help it. i dont feel like normal people my age who are getting on with their lives and having careers and startig families etc. i feel like a child and am emtionally stunted becuase of the bipolar disorder. i’m a nice person, and people want to be my friend, but i alient people and dont reciprocate the friendship becuae i’m always depressed and just cant be chipper or friendly like i used to be. I’m such a loser. What a girl to do? How do i catch up to the rest of my peers? any suggestions would be greatly apprecated.
Does any one have any suggestions on how to help a 13 year old cope with bipolar disorder?
I have 4 children my oldest daughter is 13 she was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. For a very long time I fought letting her take any medicine, but after much research we went ahead and started med.s the med.s seem to really help her control her anger(she is no longer physically violent anymore). I take her to therapy at least once a week and to a psychologist once a month. I don’t know what else I can do to help her deal with bipolar, how do I get her to accept the fact that she has bipolar and how can I help other family members understand what she is going through?
bipolar and anxiety….help?
i have both of these…i am a young mother of 3 children. i cant drive anymore, keep a job, i feel like i dont know what is going on. i take lithium, effexor and xanax. why wont these work? i want my old life back.
Serious question.. Does my mother really have bipolar disorder?
Hi. My mother takes pills for bipolar disorder but I really don’t think she has it. I believe that the hospital mistreated her. She would sometimes get really mad if one of us (her children) would do something bad. In the past, she also talks to herself.
But she only yells when I don’t listen to her or one my sisters don’t listen to her. In the past, she has hit my sister leaving a big scar on her leg.
Then again, I sometimes think she’s crazy. She would sometimes hesitate and begin threatening us.
That brings me to my question. Do you think she has bipolar? Or might she have some other disorder? If it’s bipolar what can I do that will significantly decrease her bad behavior?
This is a serious question.
for those with children that have ADHD or BIPOLAR?
which of the criteria do you think most differentiates the two disorders?
i stopped checking for answers, but just noticed you all posted some. very good answers by the way. thank you.
How early can you detect mental illness in children? Obsessive Compulsive, Bipolar, or Schizophrenia?
My 2-year old has anxiety and is very particular about everything. My 5-year old also is the same way. Neither act this way for attention, in fact when called out on their behavior they have a melt down because they do not thrive for attention, it’s the opposite. They don’t want the negative attention at all. But there is no compromise with either of them when they have their minds set on something. My husband is OCD & Bipolar. My father is schizophrenic. You don’t think about things like this before you have a child with someone… But what’s done is done…. I just have to be strong & acknowledge mental illness & move forward… not be ignorant of it. I’m pregnant with our 4th child. Just because they may or may not be OCD doesn’t mean that they are bad… in fact, they have alot more drive than my other daughter, who tends to be lazy. They are very organized & clean. That’s just who they are. And I love them for who they are… For the same way I love my husband.
I’m a firm believer that 99% of who we are is genetic, not environment. It does play a role, but very minimal. My husband grew up poor and had a single mom. But my son acts exactly the same way he does. Everything about him, down to even his ticks and muscle spasms. I do not want my children medicated. I am a child care professional who believes in behavior modification versus medications. My husband also does not want the kids medicated at ALL…He has not been medicated and believes that he turned out “okay.” I beg to differ. I need medication as an option. I wonder how other couples coupe when having to decide how to treat their child’s mental illness and they don’t see eye to eye.
Should people with severe bipolar disorder be allowed to attend regular school?
There this bipolar girl at my very small school her condition is so extreme she disrupts the whole school she claims she’s bipolar but she screams,zones out,make weird random loud noises,bossy,craves for attention,lies constantly,threatens people and rolls on the floor.Is this safe? and is this really bipolar disorder because i think it’s something far more serious! she scares the other children especially the little ones and me also
Jessica, i attend a k-12th school and i’m in the 10th grade and she in 9th and no she does not take any mediation,that’s why i say it’s not safe and she needs better and more help with what ever her condition is.
My father has Bipolar Disorder….What are the chances I have it as well?
My father was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder when he was 36. I know it is genetic, and I was wondering what are the chances I have it as well? He doesn’t know what side of the family it came from, although his sister has it as well (he is one of four children). I am also one of four. I have been taking anti-depressants on and off since the age of 12 or so, but have been taking prozac consistently for the past year and a half. I love my dad, but I don’t want to be like him. It’s very hard having a father that’s more like an annoying little brother, and the stress of worrying whether he’s manic or suicidal is more than I can bare at times. I am 18 now, and sometimes I’m afraid that in ten years I’m going to be a completely different person. I don’t want to go through as much pain as my dad has, and I don’t want my future children to watch me suffer or inflict any pain upon them.
What should I do about my marrigae to a bipolar husband?
He left about 3 months ago saying he could not handle the stress of home anymore. He has since went through a period of alchohol abuse and has became only a shadow of the man I married. He started seeing a therapist and phsyciatrist and was diagnosed with bipolar and severe manic depression. He is taking medicine for these but is not acting normal. I have asked him to come home but he says he cannot because his life is miserable and if he cannot make himself better how can we be ok? I try to be there for him but am emotionallly void at this point and do not know if in this situation I should leave because he says he does not if he will ever be able to live at home again. There are also two children involved in the situation whom are young and hurting and I do not know what to tell anymore. He does not visit them even on a weekly basis and when he does he cries because he says it hurts to see us and not be able to live with us and be the husband and father he needs to be. I just need some neutral advice on what to do. I love him with all my heart but am unsure of what is going to come of this and if I should wait or if that is more harmful for all of us.
Help dealing with sick child?
My 16 month old is on her 4th case of pneumonia, has had 2 hospitalizations, 2 bronchulitisis, has seen a pulmonologist, been on steroids 1/2 her life and every time I think she’s better, she gets a cold that turns to something really scary. It started again yesterday after almost 2 months of being better. Now I am snapping at everyone and really close to tears constantly. My poor 3 year old is seeing me be bipolar in a sense, (NOT MEAN TO HIM OF COURSE!). I feel terrible that I’m being so snappy and have NEVER been like this in my life. Is there any advice anyone can give on a healthier way to deal with this? Thanks for any help
- about diagnosis….
She’s on Advair to prevent flair-ups and she was diagnosed with Reactive Airway Disease which I guess is a baby’s asthma. She’s been on many preventatives and this one works the best. We are seeing a immunologist next month which the pulmonologist referred us to. It’s just a runny nose always turns into fluid in the lungs… she’s been sick since birth, in the NICU for 5 days… not a premie. I “KNOW” not to snap and apologize right afterward, just have so much built up emotion and nobody to really talk to about it. My husband needs to “not talk about it” or he will “get too upset”.