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Myspace LayoutsI'm a 35 year old mother raising 3 children. My 10 year old son, Dylan, has Bipolar Disorder.He started around age 3 with behaviors that were not normal for a child his age. His diagnosis ranged from ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Mood Disorder, NOS, to finally, at age 9, being diagnosed with Bipolar. His full Axis I is Bipolar Disorder, NOS, PDD-NOS (Autism) and ADHD. He struggles with enuresis (peeing the bed), has had bouts of issues with encopresis (holding his bowels), has issues with his thyroid (is on Synthroid), and has some mild sensory issues with things like food. Anything that could probably be wrong with him, is. He needs to see an ENT - should have his tonsils/adenoids out. Working on that. Needs more therapy, working on that. Working on his IEP for next year in school (he's in Emotional Support, no way he can handle a 23 kid classroom). He's taking alot of my time, and leaving me guilty for not giving enough to the other children and my fiancee' David.Dylan has been on 18 medications over the course of the years. Finally, he is on a good mix (mood stabilizer, Lithium and antipsychotic, Abilify), but it was a long road. And realistically, there have been alot of changes, and the meds alone did not fix him. We have done alot of behavior modification. He is in counseling, getting therapy, seeing the psychiatrist often. He has an incurable disease that no medication can fully fix.I have read alot of books, joined alot of online communities that have children with disorders. Spoken with a ton of parents. It is hard now, but not nearly as difficult as it used to be. I know how I felt when I wanted a friend, someone, anyone, who would understand, and nobody did. That is why I've started this.I hope all the friends can reach out and make new friends. Have people to lean on, talk to. Find those that truly do understand exactly where they are and what they are talking about.I'm just starting this, so it is a work in progress. I will be adding alot of good links with information on things. I will be looking for friends. I will be trying to find more information as time goes on. And I would love to talk to people that have children with Bipolar.
