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gettingitstraight
gettingitstraight
my daughter is not diagnosed with bipolar due to her age she is 12 houwever she is being treated as having bipolar tendencies they wont officially diagnos her until she is older, i have done alot of research and i understand, what i am looking for as a parent is are they any tricks or easy things to do (not that any of it is easy) on how to deal with her episodes when she is upset and angry and ways to help try and calm her down,
deleted_user
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Go to hear from a dad especially one with a daughter. My two are grown, thirties. Kudos, no there are no easy things and its a life sentence, one I relish every day. One thought, 12 is puberty time. Its time to discover a whole bunches of stuff. I love to hear that you and the docs are going to wait cause if the label hits, it may not be pleasant so don't do this to her or the rest of the family unless its absolutely necessary. Your reseach is also spot on in my opinion can't read to much listen to "experts" to much. Do not be afaid to intrude, she's still a kid and you are the wise adult, right. Here's where you dance, It's a one shot deal, do it right and you get a healthy adult. Think big picture, what do you want for the final product when you are no longer around. You're already on the right road in my opinion. I know without doubt that my two love me and always seek my advice, but in the end they can take care of themselves.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
hi getting - we meet again :)

I think if it's bipolar there's not much you can do if she is getting out of control other than making sure she keeps safe.

If it's coming from the Asperger's I think there are things you can do. I found a bunch of videos by a guy that specialises in Asperger's - he did a number of short video interviews answering parent's questions. I think there are some that you may find helpful.

http://www.autismhangout.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=491
(descriptions are down the page a bit)

Remember asperger's and bipolar can get caught up with each other as I know from my own experience. Some of my aspie issues generate a huge amount of stress which in turn after a while kicks off by bipolar. So tackling the aspie issues might help overall.
fakeblonde
fakeblonde
My first thought is finding a therapist that can work with her developing coping skills, identifying triggers, helping her become tuned into herself and the signs that she's getting upset and tools to calm herself.
gettingitstraight
gettingitstraight
thanks rev

Curious i have been around forever your right but thing is even the p doctor and her counselors arent sure which it is, i will watch the vidoes though

Thanks Fake
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