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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if I put him on ssri I still have to figure out what’s not working for him about his life. I do think screens are a big piece bc I’ve noticed him extra irritable when that time is interrupted. But then he has very little downtime too so that could play a part. School also starts way earlier than I wish it did and he has trouble getting to sleep so that’s a piece [/quote]
OP you said you were British, right?  I think I've hit on the reason you're getting all this SSRI advice.  What you describe here - your thought process about what's not working for your kid, and the questions you're asking - it's pretty basic.  Of course you need to figure out your own kid first.  American families are bigger on communication, feelings, and therapy.  The SSRIs aren't prescribed in a vacuum, we are doing the hard work along with it.  And gently, based on your post here, you have a ways to go with this.

What advice do you need from us to help you figure out what's not working for your DS?  [/quote]

op - are you joking?

'gently based on your post' - you have no idea what my parenting is like based on my post. I've actually lived in the US for 20 years, my mother is american, and i was brought up in what can only be described as the kind of environment that would be portrayed as a pastiche by barbra streisand or nora ephron where all feelings were welcome. I have duplicated that for my own children and lean heavily into validation, family systems and other therapeutic methods I have learned thanks to numerous professionals with fewer stereotypes about brits (thankfully) than you seem to possess But thanks for the feedback and, gently, FU. [/quote]

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