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<blockquote data-quote="'Chelle" data-source="post: 152777" data-attributes="member: 1161"><p>Hi devira <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile:" title="big smile :bigsmile:" data-shortname=":bigsmile:" /> </p><p></p><p>With the transition thing, we always need to give our difficult child extra time to get ready for changes, and it really helps if he knows what the change is. At home I always give him at least a 15 minute heads up that we're leaving or time for bed etc. then 10, then 5 - even now at almost 15 years old he needs it. At school, he now has a schedule in high school and the teachers don't have to give him heads up about what's next. Earlier on in grade school, it was good if the teacher would give him a schedule for the day in the morning, so he would know that he would be going from math to reading to spelling etc. It made it easier because he hates english type subjects, and if he didn't remember or know that after math was working in his journal it could cause a meltdown. Having the schedule he was prepared for what was next. Didn't make him always write in the journal, but he didn't have a meltdown because it was "sprung" on him.</p><p></p><p>A second evaluation, and/or an evaluation by a neuropsychologist could be a good thing. If more/something else is going on than ADHD, it's good to know so that you know what direction to go in regarding therapy and medications.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the site, hope you find the advice and shoulder to vent to that you need. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/flower.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":flower:" title="flower :flower:" data-shortname=":flower:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Chelle, post: 152777, member: 1161"] Hi devira :bigsmile: With the transition thing, we always need to give our difficult child extra time to get ready for changes, and it really helps if he knows what the change is. At home I always give him at least a 15 minute heads up that we're leaving or time for bed etc. then 10, then 5 - even now at almost 15 years old he needs it. At school, he now has a schedule in high school and the teachers don't have to give him heads up about what's next. Earlier on in grade school, it was good if the teacher would give him a schedule for the day in the morning, so he would know that he would be going from math to reading to spelling etc. It made it easier because he hates english type subjects, and if he didn't remember or know that after math was working in his journal it could cause a meltdown. Having the schedule he was prepared for what was next. Didn't make him always write in the journal, but he didn't have a meltdown because it was "sprung" on him. A second evaluation, and/or an evaluation by a neuropsychologist could be a good thing. If more/something else is going on than ADHD, it's good to know so that you know what direction to go in regarding therapy and medications. Welcome to the site, hope you find the advice and shoulder to vent to that you need. :flower: [/QUOTE]
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