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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 310140" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Why is it people always call me when I'm half asleep? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sick.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sick:" title="sick :sick:" data-shortname=":sick:" /></p><p> </p><p>The counselor called back and so I did my best to get the cobwebs out of my head as husband handed me the phone...</p><p> </p><p>I explained what I understood to be happening, how I thought it inappropriate to treat this as a behaviorial issue and that no one had contacted me for help on resolving the issue constructively, yada, yada, yada.</p><p></p><p>She was VERY understanding and agreed that difficult child 2 should not be dealt with in this way and promised to talk to the health clerk and the VP immediately and get this cleared up. She seems to understand his issues very clearly (and I guess the other two will get the picture after today), so I feel pretty good about having her as an ally to turn to. </p><p> </p><p>We gave difficult child 2 an alarm watch today (hopefully husband set it properly) and I let the counselor know that we will work with the school in whatever way necessary to help him become more independent -- but I can't help if I don't know there's a problem.</p><p> </p><p>Funny thing, difficult child 2 was under the impression he wasn't allowed to have a watch at school (he was insisting this morning that he wasn't allowed to wear the watch today <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" />) -- and I mentioned this also to the counselor. She said that she knows how literally difficult child 2 can take things (which he does at times) and suspects he misunderstood a statement made at a school assembly about having electronics at school, but that the alarm watch was completely appropriate for him.</p><p> </p><p>So all in all, a good conversation and I feel I was heard and that she's on our side. </p><p> </p><p>On another note, his Depakote levels are too high (psychiatrist secretary didn't say how high) so we're eliminating his 250mg morning dose and I'll get him checked again in about 6 weeks. That drops him down to 1000mg at night. Don't know if that could explain the breakthrough symptoms we've been seeing. psychiatrist's office indicated it would be more along the lines of irritability and poor focus -- not hyperactivity and racing thoughts. I need to call them back (phone tag gets silly sometimes) and get some more specific questions answered.</p><p> </p><p>I'm anxious to hear how his day went today. He'll be home in about two more hours, so we'll see....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 310140, member: 3444"] Why is it people always call me when I'm half asleep? :sick: The counselor called back and so I did my best to get the cobwebs out of my head as husband handed me the phone... I explained what I understood to be happening, how I thought it inappropriate to treat this as a behaviorial issue and that no one had contacted me for help on resolving the issue constructively, yada, yada, yada. She was VERY understanding and agreed that difficult child 2 should not be dealt with in this way and promised to talk to the health clerk and the VP immediately and get this cleared up. She seems to understand his issues very clearly (and I guess the other two will get the picture after today), so I feel pretty good about having her as an ally to turn to. We gave difficult child 2 an alarm watch today (hopefully husband set it properly) and I let the counselor know that we will work with the school in whatever way necessary to help him become more independent -- but I can't help if I don't know there's a problem. Funny thing, difficult child 2 was under the impression he wasn't allowed to have a watch at school (he was insisting this morning that he wasn't allowed to wear the watch today :confused1::surprised1:) -- and I mentioned this also to the counselor. She said that she knows how literally difficult child 2 can take things (which he does at times) and suspects he misunderstood a statement made at a school assembly about having electronics at school, but that the alarm watch was completely appropriate for him. So all in all, a good conversation and I feel I was heard and that she's on our side. On another note, his Depakote levels are too high (psychiatrist secretary didn't say how high) so we're eliminating his 250mg morning dose and I'll get him checked again in about 6 weeks. That drops him down to 1000mg at night. Don't know if that could explain the breakthrough symptoms we've been seeing. psychiatrist's office indicated it would be more along the lines of irritability and poor focus -- not hyperactivity and racing thoughts. I need to call them back (phone tag gets silly sometimes) and get some more specific questions answered. I'm anxious to hear how his day went today. He'll be home in about two more hours, so we'll see.... [/QUOTE]
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