Thanks! We are taking him to the neuropsych who did his initial evaluation for the CBT. I feel like she really understands him and they have a good rapport. But it is not making a difference, so maybe she is not the right fit for the CBT.
When we first took him to the neuropsych when he was 6, we thought he might be on the autism spectrum. She told us that he is not. Now that he is 8, I can see that he is not autistic. Now he seems depressed, when he was 7 he had intermittent anger issues. He's very sensitive to taste, sound and smell, so some sensory issues as well. I feel like I'm always confused as to what is going on with him.
He has great days, and I think, "Oh fantastic, we've turned the corner!", then he goes right back.
The neuropsych had him color in faces labeled with moods like happy, confident, etc. We're supposed to pick one each morning and have that be the theme of the day, to set our mood before a negative one sets in. That's all well and good, but my son is not going along with it. He is stubborn, and he thinks that it is a ridiculous idea.
He says things that absolutely floor me from time to time. Recently when I wouldn't let him do something, he told me, "If you don't let me do it, I'll never visit or call you when I'm grown up." He tells me that he is in the wrong family quite frequently. Also that he feels bad all of the time and I'm not doing anything to help him.
