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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs who recommend ruling out medical causes and getting him more sleep (by any means necessary, even if it means moving little sib in with you for a week or two) and checking into medical causes. Explosive Child is great in the meantime.

If someone had told me to look into medical causes when DD was 5 and having intense meltdowns, we could have skipped the several years of difficult behavior and eventual psychiatric issues caused by her long-undiagnosed celiac disease. Really wish I could have those years back.

IMO, screening for gluten or other food sensitivities should be part of psych assessment; it would have been nice if any of the literally a dozen various professionals we saw for assistance might then have thought to check for it and rule it out.

PSA: Undiagnosed gluten sensitivity, both celiac and non-celiac, can manifest as anxiety, depression, irritability, raging, etc., as well as the more widely known GI symptoms, and it can affect people of any age, ethnicity, and weight. (Yes, celiacs can be overweight - the malabsorption can cause some people to experience ravenous appetite and bulk up, malnourished all the while, as was the case with my kid.)[/quote]

OP here - how did you eventually get diagnosed? I have been worried about this as DS is quite small and fell off the growth curve at 3. He had some bloodwork done, including Antigliadin Abs, IgA that came back negative, but I remain concerned. [/quote]

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