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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is 9 and has been in virtual therapy every other week for the past 3 years.  She has anxiety and is prone to outbursts when things are not going her way.  I have repeatedly asked her pediatrician and therapist if they think she has signs of ADHD, autism, any other neurocognitive disabilities and they all say no.  I would like to get a neuropsych evaluations but my DH doesn't think she needs it because her pediatrician and therapist have not recommended it.

Example of her outbursts - she is very slow in the mornings. We need to leave at 7:30am for school.  I woke her up at 6:45am this morning and she went into the shower.  She didn't get out of the shower until 7:10am and the needed to change and eat.  Usually this is fine but this morning her hair "wasn't perfect" and she kept trying to get it smoothed out and getting more and more upset.  It culminated with her downstairs yelling that I couldn't get her hair perfect, screaming on the floor, hitting her head and saying she was stupid and an idiot.

I try my hardest not to react but of course I am human as well.  I have 2 other kids I need to get up and out the door and I didn't want them to be late for school.  I always feel like I am trying to mitigate any possible obstacles in her life so she doesn't have huge emotional breakdowns, which I know isn't the best course of action.  I am at a loss as to what to do.  She is very well behaved at school, never has this type of reaction, her teachers all tell me she is polite, helpful and does her work.  Her test scores are high and her grades are always very good.  She is exhausting and makes if difficult for me to parent.  I did not want to start my Monday this way and has made the beginning of the week miserable for everyone in the house. [/quote]

If you are gone for a week on work travel how does she do with routines w your spouse or a sitter or a grandparent? [/quote]

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