Hi - welcome to our forums. That is very young (and quite rare, generally) for someone to develop psychosis that young. What exactly did you see as “major changes” that your daughter experienced.
We have had people post in the past about this. Not sure how often they come back - but here is one of the discussions:
10 y/o daughter diagnosed Schizophrenia Spectrum
Anyone have a child with this diagnosis? She just had her first episode of psychosis which resulted in inpatient hospitilization on 5/9.
Went in with auditory hallucinations x 8+ weeks that became more hostile and self harm in the form of biting and hitting herself. She was released on 5/20. During her stay she was removed from her Ritalin (ADHD) and Zoloft (ANXIETY) and placed on SEROQUEL. Auditory hallucinations slowed WAY down and became muc…
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Hi! My 11yr old daughter has been recently diagnosed with “schizophrenia spectrum disorder and psychosis” - She also displays conduct disorder in the home and also in public when she chooses to. She has all symptoms of schizophrenia. She’s high risk due to genetics on her fathers side. The problem all of our providers on our team cant figure out is, she has the ability at control most of her schizophrenic behaviors and conduct related behaviors when she sees fit. Has anyone ever experienced, he…
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My son is 3 1/2 years old. hes amazed us since he was born. a few hours after his birth we put a pacifier in his mouth he reached up grabbed it and threw it . he had the cordination for that mearly hours after his birth. hes always been very smart. but honestly i dont have the patience to work with him as much as i could and should. he loves to learn though, he can already write most his alphabet, read certain words, recognize all the letters, knows numbers, colors, shapes, ect. he can do kinde…
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Hello,
I am brand new here. I am desperately looking for more information on children with schizophrenia. Is there a specific area
on this board that tackles these issues.
I have adopted a child who is being considered for the schizophrenia diagnosis, but was previously thought to just have bipolar. I am trying to find resources. thanks very much