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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my son has had terrible anger issues too, and only with us at home, not at school.  We've been to several specialists (developmental pediatricians, therapists etc.) at Kennedy Krieger, therapists at Alvord Baker (group of children's psychologists/therapists in MD), a group that specialized in applied behavioral therapy in Herndon (Behavioral Directions -- they advertise they are an autism consulting firm but they work with children who aren't on the spectrum too), and an independant psychologist.  At the age of 5 there's very little one on one working with a child, but more working with the parents to learn how to handle the behavior.   We had people coming to the house, too, to watch our interactions and help us when the tantruming started. Mostly it was about structure and learning to respond to anger in a very neutral, consistent way.  Consistency is huge, especially if you have a strong-willed child.

Our son turned out to have ADHD and anxiety.  We have yet to try medications, though we anticipate that will happen.  Haven't yet found a psychiatrist though we are looking for one on our insurance.

Good luck. I know how exhausting it can be.[/quote]

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