My 3.9 year old daughter was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in 10/2012 but could it be more? We started in-home behaviorist, family therapy, therapeutic mentor and social skills program (with public preschool). Everything was going great for about 4 months and we're back to square one. She had complete behavioral study with Children's Hospital in Boston, MA as well as Public School System (with the addition of Occupational therapy eval for possible SPD) Regression does not begin to describe this because now she's stronger, angrier and more fearful. We see behavioral medicine fellow monthly in addition to nutritionist and gastro at BCH. Her symptoms are:
Original and returned again:
-kicking, biting, hitting
-fear of simple situations (such as a rainbow outside, trucks passing by, emergency vehicle sirens, family arguments, her favorite ice cream truck)
-heightened disturbance with smells, tastes, textures, sounds
-rapid mood changes
-tearfullness
-anxiety in crowds
-desire to be with adults and not children
-teeth grinding while sleeping
-excessive thirst (even while asleep and glucose test was negative)
NEW:
-stomach pain (all thyroid and gastro testing performed and negative)
-SEVERE headaches followed by complaints of being cold
-punching
-swearing/yelling
-difficulty falling asleep and restless sleeping
-obsession with making contact with other people including strangers (touching someone's arm, leg, back or head)
-much quicker turn from "good" to "evil"
-"potty" accidents (has been fully day trained since 18months but is not yet night trained)
-difficulty paying attention and understanding
-OVERLY jumpy (I just coughed and I swear she flew off the bed!)
-excessive and RAPID weight gain (is 41" and weighs 53.6lbs)
-Hurtful and abusive to animals and family members
-complains of being hungry all the time (even with 30mins of meals)
-inability to handle any type of discipline without hysterically crying