
Holiday tips...
The holidays can be stressful for anyone, but they are particularly challenging for caregivers. Here are some tips to help you make it...
The holidays can be stressful for anyone, but they are particularly challenging for caregivers. Here are some tips to help you make it...
ANSWER: 22% of DMDDers with sleep issues have had a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Of those 15 who had the procedure, only 1 said it...
ANSWER: 19% of our kiddos with sleep issues have had a sleep study done. Another 11% are planning to do one. Of those that had the sleep...
ANSWER: 76% focus on a regular bedtime 65% use melatonin or other non-Rx supplement for sleep 39% give our kiddos a bath, warm milk, a...
ANSWER: 96% of our DMDD kiddos have trouble sleeping. 😥 85% have trouble falling asleep 69% have trouble staying asleep 43% have night...
ANSWER: 1. The Explosive Child, by Dr. Ross Greene (book) 2. Dr. Fisher videos (click here for the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
ANSWER: Sadly, 87% of us received NO educational or support group recommendations at diagnosis (e.g. books, videos, websites, support...
When I look back now at what I wish I'd known then, I can hear the words so clearly: "He can't help it. He has a mental illness." It took...
ANSWER: Almost a third of us have tried it, but many are still too early in the process to say whether it's been successful. 9% Have...
ANSWER: Most of us have heard something about it (66%), but many (34%) have not. (Source: Facebook Survey to DMDD-related groups, June...
I've been thinking about doing this for a long time - creating a website, a discussion forum, a blog. The idea swirled in my head for...
When our son was diagnosed in 2012 at age 9, DMDD was a new disorder in the world of psychiatry and no one - not even the psychiatrists...
ANSWER: Not surprising, most of us are biological moms (73%). What was surprising, is that 16% of us are adoptive parents. This is...
ANSWER: We are everywhere! Of the 95 responses, we represented 35 states and Canada! (Source: Facebook Survey, June 2019. n=95)
ANSWER: 67% said yes. Of those with additional diagnoses, the most common were ADHD/ADD (70%), Anxiety (61%), and Depression (31%)....
ANSWER: 82% of our kids are under 14 years old. The average age is 11. (Source: Facebook Survey, June 2019. n=95)
Answer: 68% were diagnosed in the past two years. 25% were diagnosed in the last six months. (Source: Facebook Survey, June 2019. n=95)
Answer: 86% of our kiddos were diagnosed before age 12. The average age at diagnosis was 9.