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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 226735" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Ok, I have some questions that could help us help you. Welcome to the board. I'm one mom who medicated my son and, in retrospect, I am NOT a fan of medications as a first-try solution. If interested, read on. I have lots of opinions...lol...and lots of experience with all this.</p><p></p><p>1/Who has diagnosed him? Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist? If he has not, my first bit of advice is to take him to one. This sort of evaluation is way more intensive and in my opinion way more helpful than any other type of professional. I would not hold off on this because the earlier the child gets INTERVENTIONS (not medication) the better the child does in the long run. </p><p></p><p>2/Are there any psychiatric problems like serious mood disorders on either side of your little guy's family tree? Anyone diagnosed with depression or bipolar? These are inherited and often passed along and look different in kids than in adults.</p><p></p><p>3/Here's where I ask a ton of questions...lol.</p><p>How was his early development in these areas:</p><p>Did he speak on time and appropriately?</p><p>Did he make good eye contact with both you and strangers?</p><p>Does he know how to interact appropriately with his peers?</p><p>Can he have a good give and take conversation or does he sort of monologue about his own interests and then space out when it's not about his interests.</p><p>Does he have an intense, focused interests that he can tell you everything about (and does).</p><p>Any repetitious, quirky behaviors such as mouth noises, high pitched sounds, arm flapping, rocking, echoing words that others say or that he hears on television, touching himself.</p><p>How does he do with transitions? Does stopping one activity and moving on to another cause raging?</p><p>Does he have "literal thinking?" Is he inflexible?</p><p>Did he always play appropriately with toys or did he ignore them or line them up or take them apart? How is his imagination?</p><p></p><p>Ok, here is my opinion as a mom of an atypical child.</p><p>My son was saved by special attention in public school (Special Education). He had many social and life skill deficits that were addressed intensively and he is now doing so well that he is not only mainstreamed, but is doing GREAT as a mainstremed child. Special Education can be a lifesaver and many kids need it. My child would not have had the opportunities to learn not only academics, but social skills and life skills if I had homeschooled him. I did for a year, but could see that he wasn't learning better how to interact with others so we put him back in school. My son's aid taught him how to take notes and to figure out "the big picture." She taught him how to behave in social situations and now he can pass. None of this would have happened at home, even if he had gone ahead academically. I also put my son in the Special Olympics, even though he is not cognitively delayed. He certainly HAS social skill and life skill delays. He loves it and it keeps him very active. There isn't one thing other kids do that my son can not or does not do. He has learned to swim like a pro and can rollerblade with the best. He has friends now, both from his old Special Education classes and kids who are typical kids.</p><p>Anyhow, I'll get off my soap box. Obviously, you know more about your boy than I do. I put less stock in what classroom my son is in than how much he can get out of it. I do not medicate my son. He is doing well; he does NOT need medications. I don't think they are the first answer with many of our kids. HOWEVER my son has gotten tons of school interventions and community interventions, which you aren't entitled to in Wisconsin unless your child goes to public school. I can't believe that this is the same child that we adopted at age two--the one who could barely function and who had massive tantrums. </p><p>Kids with sensory issues, which my son has too, tend to get desensitized better if they get interventions. At one time, my son at PT, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Social Skills AND Speech in school, even though his speech was fine. The speech was to help teach him how to hold a give-and-take conversation. </p><p>My son is on the high end of the autism spectrum. I hope you do decide upon a neuropsychologist evaluation to see what's going on with your child, and, no matter what you decide, I wish you luck. Sorry this was so long. I tend to get wordy. I'm a writer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 226735, member: 1550"] Ok, I have some questions that could help us help you. Welcome to the board. I'm one mom who medicated my son and, in retrospect, I am NOT a fan of medications as a first-try solution. If interested, read on. I have lots of opinions...lol...and lots of experience with all this. 1/Who has diagnosed him? Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist? If he has not, my first bit of advice is to take him to one. This sort of evaluation is way more intensive and in my opinion way more helpful than any other type of professional. I would not hold off on this because the earlier the child gets INTERVENTIONS (not medication) the better the child does in the long run. 2/Are there any psychiatric problems like serious mood disorders on either side of your little guy's family tree? Anyone diagnosed with depression or bipolar? These are inherited and often passed along and look different in kids than in adults. 3/Here's where I ask a ton of questions...lol. How was his early development in these areas: Did he speak on time and appropriately? Did he make good eye contact with both you and strangers? Does he know how to interact appropriately with his peers? Can he have a good give and take conversation or does he sort of monologue about his own interests and then space out when it's not about his interests. Does he have an intense, focused interests that he can tell you everything about (and does). Any repetitious, quirky behaviors such as mouth noises, high pitched sounds, arm flapping, rocking, echoing words that others say or that he hears on television, touching himself. How does he do with transitions? Does stopping one activity and moving on to another cause raging? Does he have "literal thinking?" Is he inflexible? Did he always play appropriately with toys or did he ignore them or line them up or take them apart? How is his imagination? Ok, here is my opinion as a mom of an atypical child. My son was saved by special attention in public school (Special Education). He had many social and life skill deficits that were addressed intensively and he is now doing so well that he is not only mainstreamed, but is doing GREAT as a mainstremed child. Special Education can be a lifesaver and many kids need it. My child would not have had the opportunities to learn not only academics, but social skills and life skills if I had homeschooled him. I did for a year, but could see that he wasn't learning better how to interact with others so we put him back in school. My son's aid taught him how to take notes and to figure out "the big picture." She taught him how to behave in social situations and now he can pass. None of this would have happened at home, even if he had gone ahead academically. I also put my son in the Special Olympics, even though he is not cognitively delayed. He certainly HAS social skill and life skill delays. He loves it and it keeps him very active. There isn't one thing other kids do that my son can not or does not do. He has learned to swim like a pro and can rollerblade with the best. He has friends now, both from his old Special Education classes and kids who are typical kids. Anyhow, I'll get off my soap box. Obviously, you know more about your boy than I do. I put less stock in what classroom my son is in than how much he can get out of it. I do not medicate my son. He is doing well; he does NOT need medications. I don't think they are the first answer with many of our kids. HOWEVER my son has gotten tons of school interventions and community interventions, which you aren't entitled to in Wisconsin unless your child goes to public school. I can't believe that this is the same child that we adopted at age two--the one who could barely function and who had massive tantrums. Kids with sensory issues, which my son has too, tend to get desensitized better if they get interventions. At one time, my son at PT, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Social Skills AND Speech in school, even though his speech was fine. The speech was to help teach him how to hold a give-and-take conversation. My son is on the high end of the autism spectrum. I hope you do decide upon a neuropsychologist evaluation to see what's going on with your child, and, no matter what you decide, I wish you luck. Sorry this was so long. I tend to get wordy. I'm a writer ;) [/QUOTE]
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