Elizabeth's Bi-Polar Disorder Case Studies

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. In the third grade Elizabeth struggles to socialize with her peers. She is still our happy active girl, however now that she is 9 yrs old she has had many outburst. We do not understand why Elizabeth is acting out in such an aggressive manner. Elizabeth was building with Eli and when he would not give her the pieces she wanted she threw a tantrum. Elizabeth reached for the blocks and began throwing them while saying hurtful words to her brother. Once we stepped in it took us about five hours to calm her down. The process was exhausting and we hoped never to experience it again. Nevertheless, Elizabeth continued to have her tantrums, which tired us to the point that we stopped going out. When we pick up Elizabeth from school she is usually by herself and when we ask her about her friends she has nothing to …show more content…

Through some research and pursuing to find answers Elizabeth was finally diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder, which ran in her family. Elizabeth’s mom and grandmother were also diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder. As her parents we were sad to hear the news because our little girl was suffering and misunderstood for so long. Thus, we made it our mission to help her in every way possible. Even though, the thought of medicating our child was frightful we decided to see Elizabeth's reaction to taking lithium. Elizabeth responded will to the medication and it made a difference in her daily life. We started going to a parent information center and we found the courage to fight for Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s social life was still deteriorating and we were constantly at the school asking for helpful resources to be provided. We were practically at the school everyday fighting and wanting assistance, our struggle continued for three years. Elizabeth at the age of fifteen was still being denied resources such as a counselor because the school did not see her deteriorating behavior as an

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