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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
My son was dx. PDD/ ADHD/ possible bipolar. His pdoc wasn't going to stick him with the label until he had to be hospitalized. He was treated and medicated as having bipolar. He did fairly well. Then we moved. He got labeled with impulse control disorder which I liked the name better. Not as much stigma. Problem is the changed all his meds. They weren't working so we dropped them.
I think broader labels should be used on kids.
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That's very interesting. I'm going to play devil's advocate
What do you think of the "impulse control disorder" label, besides "less stigma"? Do you think it's a safety net? Basically, "we strongly think you have BP, but we don't know for sure, so we'll label you as having impulse control disorder."
Do you like having that safety net? But if they're medicating a child as they would medicate someone with BP and clearly the child is doing well on BP meds, would you rather have your psychiatrist change the Dx to BP? Like, are you comfortable with that? Or do you think it's too soon to tell?