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behavior specialist
Sat, 10/03/2009 - 18:48Comments
Re: behavior specialist
Submitted by Nerak95 on Sat, 2009-10-10 - 01:35
What medication is she on?
~Karen
What medication is she on?
~Karen
Re: behavior specialist
Submitted by mom55 on Sat, 2009-10-10 - 08:11
She is on Keppra, but spoke to her neuro yesterday and he is going to take her off and try something else. Said he would call this weekend to discuss what's next.
Mom55
She is on Keppra, but spoke to her neuro yesterday and he is going to take her off and try something else. Said he would call this weekend to discuss what's next.
Mom55
Re: behavior specialist
Submitted by mom55 on Fri, 2009-10-09 - 07:03
I think the answer is a combination of her age and epilepsy. My daughter is 6 and is having issues at school (mostly behavioral but some academic--we are in the process of doing a core eval). Her neurologist feels it would be beneficial to have a child psychiatrist evaluate her also because he said he has seen the anxiety of epilepsy diagnosis wreak havoc on kids. He specifically thought a psychiatrist would be best (instead of just a therapist) because they are MDs and can take all the factors (medical, emotional, behavioral) into consideration. Finally, I am also questionning the meds she is on and what the side effects may be contributing to her behavior. She is on Keppra which is great for controlling sz but can do awful things to one's disposition. I hope all or some of this has been helpful. Good luck to you, I truly empathize.
Mom55
I think the answer is a combination of her age and epilepsy. My daughter is 6 and is having issues at school (mostly behavioral but some academic--we are in the process of doing a core eval). Her neurologist feels it would be beneficial to have a child psychiatrist evaluate her also because he said he has seen the anxiety of epilepsy diagnosis wreak havoc on kids. He specifically thought a psychiatrist would be best (instead of just a therapist) because they are MDs and can take all the factors (medical, emotional, behavioral) into consideration. Finally, I am also questionning the meds she is on and what the side effects may be contributing to her behavior. She is on Keppra which is great for controlling sz but can do awful things to one's disposition. I hope all or some of this has been helpful. Good luck to you, I truly empathize.
Mom55