I just lost my 15 year old son in March to suicide. He had trouble attending school, became reclusive (not wanting to get involved in any activity, separation anxiety since he was very young, always had been silly, never mean or hurtful. Would be silly/sad all at one time, night terrors, fatigued, impulsive (no drugs or alcohol). All of these symptoms were very confusing. We took him to several therapists only to hear that he was slightly depressed and had mild anxiety. They wanted to put him on anti-depressants at the age of 12. I would not let this happen. A few years later the symptoms my son was having were getting worse and they wanted to try anxiety meds. We did try them but my son didn't like them because of the way they made him feel and stopped taking them. After years of therapy not once was bipolar mentioned and only after his death and my seeking therapy have I come to realize that I believe my son had been suffering with this ailment for many years and no-one knew it. He had all the classic symptoms along with thoughts of suicide. I'm disgusted that the Mental/Doctors didn't even consider the possibility of this disease - I might still have my son if someone would have just realized it isn't a disease that is only affecting adults it is also affecting our children.