tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post8811922066306474918..comments2023-12-26T17:10:25.915-06:00Comments on Muddling through Mayhem: Spiraling Downmarythemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-45557977471738365632008-11-20T08:41:00.000-06:002008-11-20T08:41:00.000-06:00Quilted family - thanks for the input on the IQ te...Quilted family - thanks for the input on the IQ testing. I'm hoping the earlier one is accurate, but you're probably right. Most likely she is somewhere in between, but we won't know until we can get her stable emotionally.<BR/><BR/>Kitty's brother Bear is also bipolar (as am I and my Mom). Once we got Bear on the right meds it made some amazing improvements. We tried him on Depakote and he gained 5-7lbs a WEEK. They also had him on such a high dose that he was like a zombie. Currently he takes a combination of several meds that seem to be really helping - Seroquel, Lamictal, and Trileptal probably are the main ones.<BR/><BR/>Mary(themom)marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-64854511087720890072008-11-20T05:36:00.000-06:002008-11-20T05:36:00.000-06:00RE: the IQ testing. Often the testing in early ye...RE: the IQ testing. Often the testing in early years is inaccurate. We have had kids test at 103 and 104 in 1st or 3rd grade andthen have a steady decline as the tests begin to test more significantly the intelligence they will need for adult life. IQ tests are just guideline so don't put too much faith in them.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about the possible bi-polar diagnosis. I have two twith that and it is difficult to regulate. Finding the right med is hard but worth the search. My son stabilized on Depakote.quilted familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376628786325023826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-49623230240702620432008-11-20T01:11:00.000-06:002008-11-20T01:11:00.000-06:00Latin? For a 7th grader doing 5th grade work? My ...Latin? For a 7th grader doing 5th grade work? My son who's a senior in college is learning Latin and says it's really hard! If she's not going to be a doctor, lawyer or Catholic Priest she probably doesn't need Latin. <BR/><BR/>When I need to remember something I put a post it on the kitchen cabinet door. It serves as a reminder all the time... big ugly green note in the middle of my kitchen... works every time. Something like that might work for you regarding Kitty's HW folder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852422397272068136.post-48155693229487241572008-11-20T01:06:00.000-06:002008-11-20T01:06:00.000-06:00Mary, I still don't understand all these "workbook...Mary, I still don't understand all these "workbook pages." It seems like that's the only measuring stick you ever mention. Is that all they do in their school is fill out workbook pages all day long? I really don't get it at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com