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[quote=Anonymous]DS is a couple months shy of 5. Bright, reads above grade level, friendly, extremely verbal, and has never had problems at preschool- teachers adore him. At home, however, he frequently goes to pieces - almost daily - with tantrums where he can't calm down - hitting and biting (though he'll try to restrain himself and hit/bite something that's not a person but it doesn't always work), screaming, throwing stuff. We've tried strategies like breathing, counting to ten but he will even say after the tantrum that he can't calm down. He is a kid that also needs a lot of sleep and I know is not getting enough because of a short nap at school and sharing a room (by necessity) with a noisy little brother that wakes up early. I am reading the Explosive Child right now but curious if people have thoughts if this sounds like a child that should have an evaluation from a psychologist. Thanks! [/quote]
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