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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talk to your pediatrician. Make a list of all your concerns before the appointment. It’s easy to forget things when you’re trying to remember them in the moment. That’s a good starting place. [/quote]

I should have noted that we did talk to our ped, who ruled out a few physical issues but did refer us to an ent as he theorized that the behavior could be
Linked to poor sleep caused by apnea or other issues. He also gave us the name of a psychology practice that is not taking new patients.

I’m really looking for input from parents who may have dealt with similar circumstances, especially if you have a resource you’d recommend.[/quote]

Sounds like my DS who has PANDAS....has your son had a lot of strep infections? OCD symptoms/tics?[/quote]

Thanks everyone who responded, your suggestions were helpful. To PP above - YES, he's had a ton of strep infections, especially atypical ones like skin rashes, and we suspect he's a carrier since DH and I have also had several strep infections and our other child got severe impetigo, which was awful. He has a throat-clearing tic that's developed over the past year or so. And the outbursts are cyclical - we'll have a few weeks where things are pretty calm, he sleeps through the night, we can cut his toenails without worrying that someone will call CPS...and then we'll have a phase where there are these meltdowns every day and he's up in the night every night. How did you get a PANDAS diagnosis? We generally like our Ped but he doesn't seem to think behavior challenges are an issue unless they are 24/7 and has a "let's wait and see" philosophy. But we are truly struggling with this right now.[/quote]

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