YES I have!! To start it off before my stroke I lived up to the redhead name. after my stroke Watch out! My husband says I am getting better, or maybe he is learning when not to push my buttons.

I started to realy lose my temper when I was unable to do the small tasks like turning a page. Especially when I lost a common word like " I have to go to the ....thingy" My husband would say bathroom and I would spark "That is what i said!!!"

I also loose it when i am exausted. If we are with friends or out in public we came up with a code word that means "we need to leave before the b*#ch comes out" Our code word is Pumpkin. My favoret line is I will ask my husband if we can go get some pumpkin pie.

My advise is to stay strong and be pacient. Don't let hem hit his head or other people. Reassure him that he will get better because it does. he is learning how to contol it and what sets it off. Let him try to do thing and fail so he will ask for help (I was stubern so this took a while for me). It took me a year to fully understand my new boundrys.  let him know the difficutlys are normaland will get easyer with practice  but you will need to control your anger when it is difficult.

I hope this helps,
becky

He's 2 and has Down syndrome, So Im not sure how much he understands. Happy to know we are not the only ones going through this!!

Thanks for all the input. Sounds as if this is just something we are going to have to continue to work with him on. It's so hard to know if his behavior is caused by the stroke, the fact that hes been in and out of the hospital for the past 2 years, because he cant communicate his anger/frustration or because hes 2. Perhaps its a combination of all of it. Either way, looks like I will need to ass a few new signs to his list and teach him help.

I think anger is worse after stroke - if for no other reason than they tire easier b/c everything takes more effort for them.  We noticed our son was worse toward the end of the day.  Being 2 is hard enough - the sign language should help (even for kiddos w/o MM!).  We had to make up some signals b/c of the rt-side paralysis.  Just do whatever is easiest and works for him.  He may even start making up his own signs!  We also make a small "book" of pictures of familiar things, fav. foods and put them on a key ring.  He could pull it out of his pocket and point to what he wanted until his speech came back.  I would recommend conferring with a behavior specialist to help YOU know how to respond so you can help him calm down.  By the end of the day you are all tired.  Love & Logic http://www.loveandlogic.com/articles.html
has a free newsletter (Insiders club) with tips for dealing with the trials of raising kids and I found them very helpful.  They do take practice, though