NOTE: THE CONTENT OF THIS POST IS ALTERED BY A BIPOLAR MOOD EPISODE, AND DIFFERS FROM MY USUAL POSTING STYLE
Wow, life with bipolar and PDA is hard.
Life with bipolar, PDA, chronic pain, scoliosis, chiari malformation, probable EDS?
Yes. Very much a disabled adult here. At the time I was under the RNOH, EDS was considered “zebra” – looking for zebras, when you hear hoofbeats and not thinking “horse”.
I dislocate far, far too easily. I have congenital scoliosis. I had a brilliant surgery on my spine at 20 years old, and as a result am around 1-3″ taller than I would have ever been (genuinely not sure, people guess my tallest to be around 5’2″, I was 4’11”?) Standing tall as I can, I’m now about 2cm taller than I was – 150cm.
Dyscalculia, I’d guess that makes my full height 5’1″? Yeah who cares lol. Doesn’t matter – I’m teeeeeny. Suffice to say, I’m 34, and full of disability.
My honest advice, on this time to talk day, is: ALWAYS keep an eye on mood disorder symptoms in your kids. Do not assume ‘oh this is rejection sensitive dysphoria’, ‘oh this is PDA’ ‘oh this is ADHD’ ‘oh this is teenager time’. All kids are at risk of depression at the very least, all kids are vulnerable to abuse – of any kind, from anyone – and honestly, psych wards are a last resort type of place, for people at risk of SELF-neglect.
You don’t want your 19 year old in such a place, trust me, let alone your vulnerable 24 year old.
You definitely don’t want your teenager in a CAMHS unit.
PDA fae 