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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Poor little guy.  It’s wonderful he’s asking for help.  Get an evaluation and then you’ll have a better idea of how to proceed.  My kid has ASD/Anxiety/ADHD.  When he was 8, he was on Abilify as a mood stabilizer, Zoloft for anxiety, and Focalin for ADHD.  As he matured we were able to eliminate Abilify.  If you read the literature you’ll find that ADHD and Anxiety tend to travel together.  The trick is to figure out which one is dominating and treat that first.  That’s where a good evaluation and child psychiatrist come in.

As for your younger child, explain to him that older DS has a disability.  It’s hidden so it’s harder to comprehend.  But if DS had a physical disability, he might need more of your time to get in and out the car.  His hidden disability is similar—he needs more of your time for regulation.  Kids are really good about understanding what their siblings need.  The sooner it just becomes the way it is, the easier to live with.  That’s not to say younger DS won’t ever get resentful but it might go along way in helping him understand the differences between the 2 of them.

Good luck.  Your little guy is asking for help and so are you.  You’re a great mom raising great kids.[/quote]

I agree with this to a certain extent but I grew up like the younger sibling. And yes, I understood my sibling's mental health issues but it still was pretty miserable that I was told to put up with being treated horribly by sibling because of their issues.  There has to be a balance between helping the younger child understand the disability and supporting the younger child when they are punched, being thrown insults at, and having their work destroyed.  I was more resentful of my parents than I was of my sibling.  [/quote]

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