Quote From: missy10
I worked with behaviorally challenged kids for twenty years. Have you had him seen by a specialist? He sounds like he may have brain damage. A lot (most) of the kids I cared for had Alcohol related Brain Injury but some of them had problems from early childhood illnesses or strokes. The fact that he 'had colic" for so long maybe he had headaches or what ever. These kids have normal intelligence but they cannot quite figure out consequences. They will do things over and over, or variations of the same scenerio and can't connect the dots.
They have trouble understanding that TV is pretend, that people, animals etc. all hurt. Most were hyperactive..I didn't ;know until one child taught me that some kids don't sleep. He could go for days. Burn out. If it was just me I would have thought he was out to get me but he had a history.
It starts with social problems but when others reject them they reject back. They are emotional immature, can't focus, have no impulse control. They are so confused after a while. They get distracted, they're hypersensitive, a label rubbing on their skin is excrusiatingly painful but they will burn themselves (badly) and not notice.
I've been retired for awhile but there must be programs etc. to support mothers with high end kids cause they need lots of support, both the child and the mother.
My daughter was/is the things you describe in your post and she has bipolar disorder II, nad generalized anxiety disorder, as well as, post traumatic stress disorder, that is not related to the other two that is because of sexual abuse.
The bipolar, I can tell you she was "different" from day one in the womb!!
She has severe colic and would never sleep at night.
She was my screamer. Woudl open mouth and scream all the time for no reason. As she got older the rages became more frequent and more violent. She is socially immature and plays better with 9-10 years she is 14. She doesn't get consequences and rarely can pick up on sical cues.
Her impulse control is ZERO. and the rejection thing is a major trigger for her.
The labels on clothes are a big thing and the typ eof material that she has to have.
Anyways just thought I would add my own experience to your post.
Tammy
