I dont know whether we should have my 6 year old stepson checked for bipolar? His mother is severly bipolar, and it runs in her family. When he was younger he would scream and throw fits for 45 minutes at time, for no reason! We seemed to get that under control becuase he doesnt really act out at home anymore, except the fact that he always seems to boss his little sister around, and when he goes to his grandfathers, he tells him "You betteer get me a drink now" or anything like that.
Now he is in Kindergarden, and he gets notes sent home all the time! Ever since the beginning of the year, we thought he would straighten up, but he just keeps getting more notes. For example, he SPITS on other kids in his class (which he never does at home, nor does he see us doing it!) his teacher said he nitpicks the other kids while they try to do their work, he hits boys and girls and is just mean to them. We were giving him money for lunch also, and a few weeks into school, I got a letter from the cafeteria (sent in the mail) saying we owe them almost $40, they said they'd been sending notes home.. BUt we never recieved ANY of them. SO I went through my stepsons bookbag, and found them, PLUS other notes from his teacher, hidden in another compartment. So we started writing checks for his lunch, because we dont know what hes doing with the cash?
Just yesterday the teacher emailed me and told me that my stepson stabbed another student with a pencil. And hes been caught trying to steal from school? Hes only in kindergarden, and we just dont know what to do with him? He doesnt behave like that at home.