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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 464389" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>OH MY GOSH...I'm having flashbacks! Well, to be honest it still happens but at the time I could carry him...I do remember that. I too only do medication changes on the weekend and if it's a total replacement or change of medication it will only happen in summers or long breaks (depending on the type of medication). My son had terrible reactions to risperdal and seroquel....both made him crazy crazy crazy...way beyond our normal just plain crazy. Age 4, 30 lbs and took 4 adults to restrain him on one! He wont have those again. BUT his seizure medications do cause temporary increase in crabbiness and after a few days it is okay so it just depends on your kid and experience. One thing I and all of the team working with my son over the years has learned is that even when he is doing well it is better not to comment. TOO much talking for him, doesn't matter if it is a compliment or not. Positive praise does not work with everyone especially when they are on the edge and using everything in them to hold it together. He also losses it if any two people are talking near him. It just sets him off. We do alot of just walk by at some point and he gets a mint set on his desk or if all the kids get praise he is okay with that. We use a combination of the classic 5 point scale and the "how does your engine run" program that is just published by an Occupational Therapist (OT) in our district. we have red, yellow, green and blue cards. Green zone is calm or appropriate for the situation, following directions, using an appropriate tone of voice etc. yellow is blurting out, not following directions, etc. red is aggressive and blue is shut down (at times it is okay because he is self calming...other times it is an escape)....so talk is minimal....can just show the color card (of course he was trained on it first) or a cue like...that's yellow zone, you need to go back to green. The bus has a green card that they can hold up (transitions can be intense). He actually said to an Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) home worker the other day (when she asked if he was ready to do something)...."yeah I'm in the green zone". It has been the best system so far. STill have days nothing works of course, but this has reduced issues for sure. May have nothing to do with your son's issues, but I could actually feel that situation because I have been there so many times! Hang tough, you actually had me laughing at your walk home. Boy have I had to learn to not care as much what others think. That is sooooo hard for me. You did an amazing job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 464389, member: 12886"] OH MY GOSH...I'm having flashbacks! Well, to be honest it still happens but at the time I could carry him...I do remember that. I too only do medication changes on the weekend and if it's a total replacement or change of medication it will only happen in summers or long breaks (depending on the type of medication). My son had terrible reactions to risperdal and seroquel....both made him crazy crazy crazy...way beyond our normal just plain crazy. Age 4, 30 lbs and took 4 adults to restrain him on one! He wont have those again. BUT his seizure medications do cause temporary increase in crabbiness and after a few days it is okay so it just depends on your kid and experience. One thing I and all of the team working with my son over the years has learned is that even when he is doing well it is better not to comment. TOO much talking for him, doesn't matter if it is a compliment or not. Positive praise does not work with everyone especially when they are on the edge and using everything in them to hold it together. He also losses it if any two people are talking near him. It just sets him off. We do alot of just walk by at some point and he gets a mint set on his desk or if all the kids get praise he is okay with that. We use a combination of the classic 5 point scale and the "how does your engine run" program that is just published by an Occupational Therapist (OT) in our district. we have red, yellow, green and blue cards. Green zone is calm or appropriate for the situation, following directions, using an appropriate tone of voice etc. yellow is blurting out, not following directions, etc. red is aggressive and blue is shut down (at times it is okay because he is self calming...other times it is an escape)....so talk is minimal....can just show the color card (of course he was trained on it first) or a cue like...that's yellow zone, you need to go back to green. The bus has a green card that they can hold up (transitions can be intense). He actually said to an Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) home worker the other day (when she asked if he was ready to do something)...."yeah I'm in the green zone". It has been the best system so far. STill have days nothing works of course, but this has reduced issues for sure. May have nothing to do with your son's issues, but I could actually feel that situation because I have been there so many times! Hang tough, you actually had me laughing at your walk home. Boy have I had to learn to not care as much what others think. That is sooooo hard for me. You did an amazing job. [/QUOTE]
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