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Well, we've been through it here. I went to see a child psychologist to help me deal with my daughter that has a brain injury. At the time, she was 3 or 4 and couldn't talk. She was having terrible rages, and she was very impulsive. She loved to run out into the middle of the street when she was mad.

Anyway, the first thing the psychologist asked about was meds. Then she recommended book that encouraged opening up communication with your child. That was very helpful (not) book considering my child couldn't talk.

A few years later, my daughter no longers runs out into the middle of the street. She's talking (not age appropriate but still talking). Her rages have diminished to where she only has them when she is overly tired maybe one every few months.

The 2 of us have figured it out together without meds. I also know that she will overcome her rages as she can better handle getting tired. She's also starting to read and write (age appropriately), and she is doing exceptional in her math skills.

Thank you for sharing your story. You may be interested in a book by a psychiatrist named Daniel Amen (his website is amenclinic.com)called Change Your Brain Change Your Life.

Dr. Amen discusses in his book cases of people suffering brain injuries to their left temporal lobe and becoming more irritable and aggressive as a result. Injuries or abnormalities to the prefrontal cortex can cause issues with impulse control (as well as ADHD in some cases). Dr. Amen has photographs of SPECT scans that show abnormal blood flows to these areas.

His thesis is that many pyschiatric disorders are as a result of abnormal blood flow patterns. Very interesting book.