And such is the case with so many kids these days.  They go to the psychiatrist for one set of symptoms, get put on psychiatric medicines, over time have an adverse reaction to those medicines [psychosis, rages, depression, emotional meltdowns, violence, suicidal thoughts], and now they are diagnosed as bipolar and they are off and running down an endless lifetime of psychiatric medicines.  And the sad thing is, those medications can actually cause some of the psychiatric syndromes.  So it all becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

What a mess for the parents and the kids.  And a dream come true for the pharmaceutical companies.

Anyway,  I saw this article today on www.sciencedaily.com and it rang true to me with regard to what I wrote yesterday about accepting Rye’s reactions and just working with them.

The article High Sensitivity To Stress Isn’t Always Bad For Children states:

But contrary to expectation, such children were also more likely to thrive when they were raised in caring, low-stress families because of their sensitivities to the supportive and nurturing qualities of such environments.

“The study tells us that when children are highly susceptible to stress, it’s not always bad news, but rather should be considered in terms of the type of environment they live in,” explains Obradović.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100205081815.htm

Interesting.

Environment makes a difference.