re: 12 Year Old Girl with BPD

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Conduct disorder is typically how they label it with kids.

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Also Severe Mood Disorder

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I believe it's usually not until they are adults they they use ASPD and BPD.

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From my experience, an actual BPD diagnosis or some other more specific diagnosis can come as early as mid-teens.


OP, I'm sorry for what you and your family are going through. Your child is suffering greatly and I know it gets harder and harder everyday to feel empathy but you need to get her real help asap.

The problem is that you won't find anything even close to proper help in Louisiana. Your best chance for now is finding a bed for her at New Orleans Childrens Hospital. While she's there, you can get some help to start researching intensive residential treatment centers in other states. I would start in Liberty, Texas.

It will cost you because insurance won't fully cover any treatment center worth sending her to. Also, look for staff to child ratio's of 1 to 5 or less. I wouldn't push higher than that until she's had some treatment and you all find some stability.