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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 500583" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Our neuropsychologist told us that stimulants don't work on very young kids anyway and my son got mean and aggressive on them. I don't blame you for being cautious. In retrospect, we would have done t he same. His first diagnosis was wrong anyway. So was his second! He is now eighteen and medication free and he does a lot better off medications. He has told me medications make him feel "funny" and he doesn't like them. </p><p></p><p>School interventions and help in the community did the best to help him. I'm not sure that it's legal for the school to insist he be on medication. Did the medications REALLY helpl him? I would contact a lawyer to see if this is legal...I really don't think it is. </p><p></p><p>My sister works as a teacher aide in a classroom for difficult kids. The teachers do not like having to work with the hardest children. They often do want a magic pill to make their job easier. However, there is no magic pill that will change your son completely. Do you know what an IEP is? Does he have one?</p><p></p><p>I *really* dislike the label of Emotionally Disturbed and have questioned what it means with no satisfactory answer. in my opinion it usually means the child is just wired differently and has childhood disabilities that have not yet been diagnosed or addressed. It's like a dumping ground for the kids that teachers don't want to teach. Also in my opinion if your therapist thinks t hat your son's worsening behavior is ok and that the class is good for him, I'd be shopping around for a new therapist! </p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Keep us posted!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 500583, member: 1550"] Our neuropsychologist told us that stimulants don't work on very young kids anyway and my son got mean and aggressive on them. I don't blame you for being cautious. In retrospect, we would have done t he same. His first diagnosis was wrong anyway. So was his second! He is now eighteen and medication free and he does a lot better off medications. He has told me medications make him feel "funny" and he doesn't like them. School interventions and help in the community did the best to help him. I'm not sure that it's legal for the school to insist he be on medication. Did the medications REALLY helpl him? I would contact a lawyer to see if this is legal...I really don't think it is. My sister works as a teacher aide in a classroom for difficult kids. The teachers do not like having to work with the hardest children. They often do want a magic pill to make their job easier. However, there is no magic pill that will change your son completely. Do you know what an IEP is? Does he have one? I *really* dislike the label of Emotionally Disturbed and have questioned what it means with no satisfactory answer. in my opinion it usually means the child is just wired differently and has childhood disabilities that have not yet been diagnosed or addressed. It's like a dumping ground for the kids that teachers don't want to teach. Also in my opinion if your therapist thinks t hat your son's worsening behavior is ok and that the class is good for him, I'd be shopping around for a new therapist! Good luck, whatever you decide to do :) Keep us posted! [/QUOTE]
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