[Mom_Of_Many]

First thing I'd do, after you adopted your child, is to re-evaluate her with a child psychiatrist (and I wouldn't use a psycologist--my preference--because they don't understand medical psychiatric disorders and tend to harp on the behavioral---that can come later) to see what your child really has. It sounds very vague, like most adopted kid's profiles. It could very well actually be childhood onset bipolar, and, if it is, the meds are inappropriate. I have one child with COBP and Seroquel is an antipsychotic that does not work well as a mood stabilizer, because it's not (but works well WITH a mood stabilizer). You can learn more about early onset bipolar at www.bpkids.com....great site. On the other hand, it may not be childhood onset bipolar. I've never known my adopted kids to live up to their labels. They tended to be misdiagnosed by the psyschiatrists/therapists (and these are jus MY kids) and their problems/lack of problems were not what it said on paper. Seems like they label all foster kids with ADHD as a blanket cover for all behavior or problems. I'm sure sometimes it really is, but it's worth looking into completely. If the child may be bipolar, the greatest book to read, imo, is "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janice Dimitri. On the other hand, a very ADHD kid can also be Fetal Alcohol Affected without bipolar or Fetal Alcohol Affected WITH bipolar. We THINK (and can't prove) that our son has both. We KNOW he is bipolar, but since his birthmother ran off while he was in the hosptial, all we have of his history was that she took crack (he was born with it in his system). She never admitted to drinking. Although this may sound silly, we can't get a divinitive diagnosis of FAE because there is no proof she sdrank, although I doubt she said "No" to booze, if she did crack. Anyways, I'd find a good child psychiatrist I trusted (ask around) and take the child to that doctor as soon as you obtain custody to sort things out. Kind of clear the slate and see. Good luck!