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<blockquote data-quote="Chantillylace" data-source="post: 562456" data-attributes="member: 15282"><p>I completely agree that the only thing that we can't handle without medication is the aggression. Everything else I can deal with and not medicate. The hitting isn't constant (it's probably an average of 2 days/week (several times in that day though). It is unmanageable though in that we have to pick him up from school, he's getting kicked out of schools, and he's hurting his friends. </p><p></p><p>I can't be positive that it's not sensory overload. His Occupational Therapist (OT) made a list of interventions for the classroom that his teacher has been implementing. He even has a weighted vest that he wears on a wear schedule, but actually... he seems to be growing out of most of the sensory issues over the last 6-8 months. </p><p></p><p>He's now at a private school with 15 kids in his class. I originally thought the class was going to be 12, but they had a bigger enrollment than they thought. Still, at 15 it's the smallest class size in the area. The next is 16 at another private school (which won't accept him if they kick him out where he's at now).</p><p></p><p>Are medications the only option? That's a good question. I wish it wasn't, but I feel like I've done everything else. I'm doing everything I can for him. He lives in an organized, well-planned out environment with loving parents that give him access to all of the interventions that he needs. I just don't know what there is more that we can do at this point. I feel like this is my last resort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chantillylace, post: 562456, member: 15282"] I completely agree that the only thing that we can't handle without medication is the aggression. Everything else I can deal with and not medicate. The hitting isn't constant (it's probably an average of 2 days/week (several times in that day though). It is unmanageable though in that we have to pick him up from school, he's getting kicked out of schools, and he's hurting his friends. I can't be positive that it's not sensory overload. His Occupational Therapist (OT) made a list of interventions for the classroom that his teacher has been implementing. He even has a weighted vest that he wears on a wear schedule, but actually... he seems to be growing out of most of the sensory issues over the last 6-8 months. He's now at a private school with 15 kids in his class. I originally thought the class was going to be 12, but they had a bigger enrollment than they thought. Still, at 15 it's the smallest class size in the area. The next is 16 at another private school (which won't accept him if they kick him out where he's at now). Are medications the only option? That's a good question. I wish it wasn't, but I feel like I've done everything else. I'm doing everything I can for him. He lives in an organized, well-planned out environment with loving parents that give him access to all of the interventions that he needs. I just don't know what there is more that we can do at this point. I feel like this is my last resort. [/QUOTE]
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