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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sorry you're going through this.  I went through something similar with my son.  He was all rage and arbitrary refusal and I'd get so angry I'd have to leave the room or I was afraid I'd hit him.  Punishment did nothing.  Nothing helped until we changed his meds.  Turns out most of his problem was actually anxiety - it just presented as rage because that's how his brain processes those feelings - and his adhd meds were making it worse.  Now he's on Prozac and off stimulants and we're in a pretty good place, but it took a ton of work.

As for how I dealt with it, well it took a year of seeing a therapist who specialized in treating parents of kids with special needs.  The insight that helped me the most was realizing that he really couldn't help it.  From the outside it looked like he was being defiant and spiteful, but inside he was basically constantly panicking and that's just how it came out.  Don't know if that's what's going on with your kid, but it's worth checking out.

Good luck.[/quote]

NP here, but how did you find out about the anxiety? I suspect something very similar with my DS, but his prior neuropsych showed up very typical levels of anxiety. I don't think he feels anxiety in the sense of being worried in general or feeling scared... but something more like discomfort and a subconscious fear. He has ASD, so that also impacts how he is reporting his feelings (and registering them). We are seeing things that suggest anxiety, but I'm not sure how to figure out whether this is something meds would really help with or not.[/quote]

i have exact same q.[/quote]

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