Biopolar

Bipolar

By: Alexis Marshall

Effective strageties you can use to teach a student with your special need

-Teach them breathing techniques.

-Give them a ball to sqeeze.

-Tell them to tell me how they are feeling and try to figure out how to fix it." "-Flexiblity

-Patience

-Good conflict managment skills

-receptivity

How is it diagnosed?

-Ask whether other family members have bipolar disorder.

-Ask about your recent mood swings and for how long you have had them.

- Perform a thorough exam and order lab tests to look for other illnesses that may be causing the symptoms that resemble bipolar disorder.

-Talk to family members about your symptoms and overall health.

Ask about any health problems you have and any medications you take.

-Watch your behavior and mood.

5 whys this diagnosis may have an impact on individual and their family

Poor judgment

-Episodes of mania or depression can be distressing for family.

-Bizarre and odd behaviour in a close relative or friend, which is out of character, can cause a lot of upset.

-family and friends are often of great help in alerting a doctor or other healthcare worker if symptoms of a new episode of illness develop.

-Support groups may also provide support for family and carers.

-Might make the family think different on how to approach child when misbehavior happens.

Characteristics

5 whys this diagnosis may have an impact on an individuals school and educational life

-Poor temper control

-Reckless behavior and lack of self control such as drinking, drug use, sex with many partners, spending sprees

-Very elevated, expansive or irritable mood, such as racing thoughts, talking a lot, false beliefs about self or abilities

-Very involved in activities

Is there any treatments?

-associated learning disabilites and executive function deficits which make it extremely difficult for them to organize and break things down and accomplish complex tasks.

-They may not want to do the school work and through a fit.

- highly gifted, but may have difficulty making transitions

-may have co-morbid syndromes that make him or her distractible, inattentive, anxious, or very perfectionistic.

-sleepy from medications or may be having cognitive difficulties as a result of them.

3 modifications that could be done for a student with this special need

The main goal of treatment is to:

-Make the mood episodes less frequent and severe

-Help you function well and enjoy your life at home and at work

-Prevent self-injury and suicide

You can use theses to help though:

-Medicine

-support programs and talk therapy"

-Flexibility

-Patience

-Good conflict management skills

-receptivity

-The ability to laugh