my 8 year old sons anger problems

[1desperate4answers]

My son is 8 years old and has always had anger problems. He has been in state's custody for almost three years. Two of which he has spent institutionalized. He is currently home but if i can't find a way to help him he will be removed again. I know he will not recieve the help he needs in a facility. It all started when he was 11 months old he would bang his head when he would get mad and the problems just grew from there. It seems he has the most problem when he is in the school enviroment or where there are alot of people. Sometimes there is nothing that happens to set him off other times it  can be the least little thing once he gets angry he doesn't know how to deal with his feelings he will hit, kick,bit spit, etc. and i haven't really been successful in finding anything to calm him down. I have had him evaluated more than once and have had him to alot of doctors with no real success. His diagnosis is adhd, bipolar disorder. he takes 5 mg abilify 2x a day 300 mg of lithium carbonate 2x day and 150 mg lithium carbonate at bed time it helps some but he still seems to have no control. what can i do to help my son before it is to late.

[bev99]

my son is very similar but he is diagnosed with landau kleffner syndrome. His behavior is out of controll and very hard to handle. He was on abilify also but after awhile it seemed to not be helping. My email is ***@**** if you would like to chat futher sometimes it helps me to talk with people with problems like ours.

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

Realistically all you can do is continue to have him receive the professional help he obviously requires. He needs a significant degree of structure and hopefully his school program is a small, highly structured, self-contained classroom for children who display serious emotional and behavioral problems. He may an increase in his Abilify. By the way, I do disagree with your conclusion that he cannot obtain the help he needs in out-of-home settings. Depending on the nature of the facility, he may well require more inpatient or residential treatment help.