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[quote=Anonymous]OP, first, take a big deep breath. I TOTALLY understand your anger and anxiety. I have generalized anxiety disorder and OCD and am medicated for both and I still feel pissed off at the world at times for what's happening to my kid. I am also so goddamned sick of talking to, coordinating info with, paying her team of experts. It's draining and expensive and most days disheartening. My best friend has a "perfect" kid very close to mine's age, so I get the jealousy thing, too. I even told her during the worst of it last year that I couldn't be around her for a little while. It just made me too sad. She gave me time, I cried a lot and now things are much better.

So. Since you have started this process, you need to begin dealing with your anger. Hearing from other people that one's kid is not "normal" is freakin' hard. If in fact he does end up with a diagnosis, try to remember that what you are dealing with is a body chemistry issue. It just is. He's still your little boy and he's still perfect to you. And there's nothing written in stone that says you have to accept the diagnosis, if in fact there ends up being one. Do your own research, question, question, question, and then go with your gut. BUT, try to make those decisions in the absence of anger and fear. It's hard. God I know it. We'll be thinking about you. Good luck.  [/quote]

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