I have an 8 year old son and he has been through almost every type of counseling and on Ritalin, adderall, straterra, Abilify. The counslers at all the places we have been, say they are stumped or say its ADHD, or ODD, and suggest all types of theraputic things to do for him and all kinds of methods to control the tantrums.
It is so bad that he hits everyone in sight and thinks its funny, he runs around saying various cuss words, throws things and breaks them, tries to choke one of the dogs when he is in a fit and I wont feed into it. He hits his sister who is 10 and his 63 year old Grandma and his Aunt who is handicapped. He smiles if you spank him and goes into a rage if you tell him "NO" and he can scream for hours and I mean scream like he has the devil stuck in his throat. I have tried every method and book I can find. He is in trouble at school almost daily and the bus driver has had to pullover several times because of him. He was suspended from school last week. Tonight I actually had to call the cops on him, because he went into a rage over what was for dinner. The Doctors dont have a clue what is wrong, but a friend told me to look at this article about Bipolar children and I did only to find that almost every symptom is my son. What can I do to make the Doctors listento me and help me. My life and everyone in my life is suffering everyday and I imagine that he is suffering more than anyone.