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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are they getting therapies if no neuropsyche diagnosis yet?[/quote]

Obviously through early evaluation or cpse. They diagnosis need for services from the standpoint of capability to access the school curriculum. They do not diagnose disorders.

OP, how old is your child? You’re never too young for a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neurologist. There are resources they may recommend including parent child training. You are not alone. It’s very hard. [b]Do you have a therapist for yourself?[/b][/quote]

No, and this is specifically why I wrote this thread. Are there types of therapists who specialize in helping parents develop the tools and strategies to adjust to SN kids?

TBH, going to a childless therapist in their mid-30s with no experience/specialization in these issues doesn't seem very helpful. Telling me to "have more patience" will make me want to chuck my iPad out the window.
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I looked for therapists with specialties in parenting kids with disabilities and didn’t find any in the area. I have since found that therapists with deep expertise in trauma are excellent for kids with disabilities. My therapist, who practices ISTDP is excellent. But I’ve had a number of special needs parents that have highly recommended EMDR as helpful. The types of therapists who use these therapies tend to be older and more experienced in general. It’s not your basic CBT for the fresh out of social work school.

On a different note, OP, does your kid react to all screens the same? My kid gets very dysregulated from watching cocomelon youtube videos on an ipad but has no problem watching the exact same videos on youtube streaming through the tv. She also doesn’t get sucked in with listening to music on a phone either. We rarely bring out the ipad but have no problems sitting her in front of the tv to get a break.

Lastly, in my case, I think a lot of the distress I feel is stress and incomplete stress cycles. I recommend the book Burnout by emily nagoski and her sister because it really explains stress and completing the stress cycle. It really helps me a lot if I’m able to complete the stress cycle after bad interactions with my child. DH and I also make a lot of time for one of us to have time away from our kid - weekend trips with friends, dinner out, exercising, etc. and when everything else fails, I recommend whiskey.[/quote]

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