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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 we...

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 gr...

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 trie...

ANSWER: Most of us have heard something about it (66%), but many (34%) have not. (Source: Facebook Survey to DMDD-related groups, June 20...

ANSWER: Not surprising, most of us are biological moms (73%). What was surprising, is that 16% of us are adoptive parents. This is intere...

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%). (Sour...

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.