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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is similar (different triggers, but also gets really, really upset over seemingly small problems and has a hair-trigger temper). At school, they did a lot of talking about big problem/little problem, which teachers claimed was successful in the classroom, but didn't work for us at home. At home, the only thing that has helped (not made it perfect, but helped) was medicating for ADHD. The doctor described emotional dysregulation as an impulse control issue, which explains why it works. We also tried a tiny dose of an SSRI in case the dysregulation was connected to anxiety, but that made less of a difference than the ADHD meds.[/quote]

did you decide to medicate after consulting with your pediatrician, or did you go to a pediatric psychologist/psychiatrist to get a diagnosis and treatment plan?[/quote]

We first got diagnosis following neuropsych eval. We then went to developmental pediatrician to discuss symptom management. General pediatrician does not have any thoughts/experience on these issues.[/quote]

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