Re: Mood Swings/Depression

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Dear ,

Possibly you daughter is approaching puberty and going through the same

hormonal ups and downs my daughter experienced over the past year. As my

daughter seems to lose her language the more she gets upset, its hard

sometimes to interpret whether something is really hurting her internally or

its a bad mood swing. So we get the screaming. crying and running all around

the house until she calms down enough and can tell us what hurts. We are

still trying to help her out with supplements, as medication didn't work for

her anger management (Risperdol).

Mood Swings/Depression

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> I have an 11 1/2 year old daughter with Asperger's Syndrome. We are

having

> (and have had ever since I can remember) trouble with mood swings and

anger.

> She is sassy and always wants the last word. She can be playful and happy

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> then suddenly snap and become full of rage. She talks back constantly and

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> always so very negative. Is this related to the Autism or is this

depression

> in children? I have read that depression in children masks as anger. But

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> don't understand the mood swings. I have bi-polar, but I don't snap

during

> the day. My mood swings are more gradual. I have an appointment with a

> therapist for her on the 8th to discuss avenues for anger management.

Please

> help with any insights. I would really appreciate it.

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I do not have an answer to your question regarding whether the

behaviors your daughter exhibits are autism related or depression but

I can say that my 8 year old is exactly the same way and has been

since about age 2. It is hard to say if it is getting worse with

puberty coming upon us or if my tolerance has decreased. She started

taking zoloft ayear ago and it helped lessen the anger until the last

few months... we have increased her dosage but still things are

stressful.

I have read a book about bipolar disorder in children trying to see

if my daughter fit into that category more so than the high

functioning autism and it does state that children cycle through

moods much more rapidly than adults so keep that in mind.

Good Luck on your upcoming doctor visit and keep us posted.

Lyn