tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post3674632769052554606..comments2024-03-23T07:44:23.999-06:00Comments on The Anarchist Soccer Mom: My Jenny McCarthy MomentAnarchist Soccer Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104642282433680432noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-70233671047092828982015-11-10T22:07:02.310-07:002015-11-10T22:07:02.310-07:00Beth, we got a juvenile bipolar diagnosis in 2013,...Beth, we got a juvenile bipolar diagnosis in 2013, and it changed everything for my son and our family. I recommend reading more here: www.jbrf.org. If it feels right, find me on Facebook, and I will do my best to connect you with people who can help. Since his diagnosis (and starting lithium), my son has not had any violent outbursts or threats of harm to self or others. Bipolar is still a difficult diagnosis. But now that his moods are more stable, we have been able to work on the other challenges he faces. He is an amazing kid, and I am so proud of how hard he works!Anarchist Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694159738195049158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-85459705557857779962015-08-16T06:48:33.119-06:002015-08-16T06:48:33.119-06:00I was put on Terb pump at 27 weeks for preterm lab...I was put on Terb pump at 27 weeks for preterm labor continually until 35 weeks. He was born at 37 weeks. I also had 2 magnesium washes. I always wondered if any side effects came from this. We have struggled with behavior since he was an infant. Now in 5th grade we are seeking help through meds. Doctors appt tomorrow. Used to be just behavior issues. He will go into a "drunk" behavior. That's the only way I can explain it. Glassy eyes and no matter how much we try to reason with him to calm down we can't until he gets off this high. It has now affected his self esteem and grades. I was also hiking in New Mexico only to come back to Florida in labor. You wrote this a few years back. Just curious if you ever got any more info linking all of this together. Your words hit me when you said "he is sweet until he is not" I completely understand. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725433540026211699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-12345425682778601072013-11-23T10:27:57.665-07:002013-11-23T10:27:57.665-07:00My third child, a son, was born at full term. I d...My third child, a son, was born at full term. I didn't take any medications while pregnant.<br /><br />He is bipolar, ASD and the Lord alone knows what else. He has as many diagnoses as he has had doctors. <br /><br />Sometimes things like this just happen. Until someone does something scientifically rigorous I wouldn't pin much of anything on fertility treatments, vaccines (that has been <i>disproven</i>), terbutaline or any other single-shot, easy answer. <br /><br />"If only we would stop using [villain drug of the moment] all babies would be born 'perfect' (whatever that means)."<br /><br />Untrue.Susan Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544057751807935619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-71280731361372062562013-08-31T18:38:08.654-06:002013-08-31T18:38:08.654-06:00Perhaps I need to apologize; I thought you were th...Perhaps I need to apologize; I thought you were this person on Facebook:<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/liza.long.90?fref=ts&ref=br_tf<br /><br />A post caught my attention that went up only a couple of hours ago - and with my long, long history in children's mental health issues; I was jumping at the chance to communicate with the person who's FB page that isChris from CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720677896854472236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-13620631942847517482013-08-31T18:24:40.656-06:002013-08-31T18:24:40.656-06:00Hi,
I'm afraid I don't know anything about...Hi,<br />I'm afraid I don't know anything about Facebook. I have a page, but I don't use it. I do answer email, though!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330737451959126423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-6206650311198728682013-08-31T18:04:38.723-06:002013-08-31T18:04:38.723-06:00I wish you were more accessible for give and take ...I wish you were more accessible for give and take on Facebook .. .. .. I would like to share some similar experiences with you in the realm of Children's Mental HealthChris from CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720677896854472236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-84537213152133783712013-08-02T20:17:59.257-06:002013-08-02T20:17:59.257-06:00I read your blog post right after the NewTown shoo...I read your blog post right after the NewTown shootings, and very much enjoyed hearing you and your son on NPR this morning! You may well be familiar with Dr. Ralph Ankeman's work with violent chldren, but if you haven't you might check it out. Don't know if it would be helpful or not. I have a daughter who seems to me to be similar to your son. She is now 13 and seems to be growing out of it, or maybe just learning to handle it. She still gets mad, but she nearly always stops herself right away and apologizes. No more trying to hit or throwing chairs, thank goodness. Listening to your son this morning he sounds like a truly wonderful young man. Blessing to you!GALJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537495094885201729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-54587189978392042172013-07-16T15:28:39.460-06:002013-07-16T15:28:39.460-06:00Dear Anarchist,
My son was just like Michael. We t...Dear Anarchist,<br />My son was just like Michael. We tried EVERYTHING.<br />Then we found clozapine. It has literally been a miracle drug for us. Our son turned from an ax murderer into a straight A kid: polite, self-controlled, happy. Write to me and I'll tell you our story. I'm a former newspaper editor.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330737451959126423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-60629576286834528442013-07-02T06:37:40.755-06:002013-07-02T06:37:40.755-06:00Is it even scientifically "proven" that ...Is it even scientifically "proven" that your hike triggered the premature contractions? I know and have heard of plenty of women who worked and worked out until the day before a full-term birth. <br /><br />I like your comment about how mothers search for the reasons why, why my child, how, for what reason. It applies to moms the world over. It must reveal something about human nature, and makes me wonder how "moms" of other species "think" or "feel" about their offspring. I have a friend who raises chickens. What are they thinking?!Karen Crocketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698454951123334425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-41395211516938984312013-06-13T18:04:06.728-06:002013-06-13T18:04:06.728-06:00My1990 born Aspie was my 4th pregnancy. I am high...My1990 born Aspie was my 4th pregnancy. I am high risk OB nurse so of course..was told must take Prednisone for antibodies but I waited til US showed his face well developed.Then the contractions started at 11 wks shortening the dilating cervix. Terbutaline every 4 hrs was started then 12wks the cerclage.I got off it at 32wks when I started MgSO4 in the hospital for 10 days. Contractions continued even when breathing and swallowing were nearly wiped out.Then of course I had the Betamethasone twice.<br /> My son says I took a calculated risk without which he would have not survived. His forgiveness is absolutely humbling.<br /> I have long wanted a study done to see if stage in pregnancy and use of Terb changed the outcomes as well as if pump delivered steady state was more dangerous than the rise and fall of oral doses.<br /> I envy those who never worry,make choices that carry consequences but somehow skate home free. Just not remotely happening to me.sigh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874786836286512615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104692645589867745.post-56407071894128092212013-06-09T23:55:17.671-06:002013-06-09T23:55:17.671-06:00Wow. I so get what you are saying. I myself am a D...Wow. I so get what you are saying. I myself am a DES ( Diethylstilbestrol) daughter and my own kid is Autistic with a pretty significant sensory disorder. Having my son took lots of fertility treatments due to the whole DES thing.<br /><br />I wondered for years if my treatment somehow caused his autism. We spaced the vaccines out- we didn't use vaccines with preservatives. <br /><br />From everything I have read and researched about my son's dx is that ASD has some sort of of genetic component. It runs In families even though we don't know for sure what causes it.<br /><br />I for a long time tried to blame ASD on one specific thing but I couldn't. <br /><br />Hang in,Just Words On A Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874228350687436901noreply@blogger.com