Mac&Cheese
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Well my 6 yold difficult child has been diagnosis with ASHD/ODD. We tried Metadate a 2nd time d/t insistance of psychiatrist only this time 30mg instead of 10mg. First terrible rx I thought occurred when the 1st dose peaked after about 3 hr. psychiatrist informed me "OH NO, that was when the dose wore off. Soooo I bowed to the educated person and gave him 30mg yesterday. OMG!!! What an awful day, worst I ever had with him. Started 45 min after dose and finally ended 7 hrs later. Raging, angry, fighting, uncontrollable crying, etc., etc., also developed what I would call a tic. (puffing his cheeks out and blowing air) about every 1-2min. Thank goodness that stopped at about 11pm. I am done with drugs. Started researching herbal and diet approaches. Also will have him tested for food allergies. I guess he is one of those that just can't take medications. I am not willing to subject him to them again. I am still looking for someone to do a neuropsychologist evaluation. Can the school do this when he gets an IEP?
What an experience this has been! I am struggling with one last issue I hope some of you will give me your opinion. I have responses from some of you that said "The school is responsible for his behavior at school, don't punish him at home for school problems." My concern is that he won't get an education if we don't enforce discipline at home! What do most of you think? I also get phone calls from the teacher that make if loud and clear that I am expected to "Fix it"!! Thanks to all Linda
What an experience this has been! I am struggling with one last issue I hope some of you will give me your opinion. I have responses from some of you that said "The school is responsible for his behavior at school, don't punish him at home for school problems." My concern is that he won't get an education if we don't enforce discipline at home! What do most of you think? I also get phone calls from the teacher that make if loud and clear that I am expected to "Fix it"!! Thanks to all Linda