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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 347437" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Momslove,</p><p></p><p>hi. Listen, these kids of ours are very complicated. I've a couple things I want to address and hope I come off clearly.</p><p></p><p>First and foremost, in my opinion, your son needs to see more than his pediatrician. A pediatrician deals with health issues of the body, not the mind. They are not trained to deal with issues beyond that. Oh, they may have some experience with diagnosis'ing kids with adhd, but to really get an accurate diagnosis, your son needs to see a psychiatrist. Ask your pediatrician for a referral as soon as possible. My son, sounds very much like yours and I will tell you that our pediatrician will not write rx's for stimulates unless her patient has been diagnosis'd by a therapist or psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>Another issue is that if your son were seen by someone like a psychiatrist or therapist, therapy could be a huge deal. It made a big difference for my son. His therapist really helped him recognize the signs of his building frustration so he could learn to self calm so the outburst would become less and less. She also taught him self relaxation techniques. She was also someone he could lay all his issues on and she would help him sort them out. </p><p></p><p>So those would be two of my observations. I do understand how you could be frustrated with the school offering diagnosis suggestions, but perhaps this will help you to see that he should see a more qualified health professional.</p><p></p><p>I can so relate to what you were saying about your difficult child never having an outburst like that at home. Mine didn't either! That's why is was so hard to grasp when he started having them at school. But, at home he was not one of many. THere were also fewer demands. I wasn't making him sit down and work for an hour and a half either. Additionally, there are some teachers that are not just trained (or don't have an understanding) to deal with kids that don't walk the straight center.</p><p></p><p>As far as the medications go, there was no doubt in my mind that my son didn't have add. However, he's been on three over the years. Often they become less effective and need a dosage increase as the child goes through puberty or gains weight and grows. Or there is a need to change to another stimulate as they are all not created equal and each child reacts differently. It can often be a case of trial and error.</p><p></p><p>Don't give up on this. Get a referral and take your son to a pediatric psychiatrist and go from there. I would also suggest that you advise the school that you are having your difficult child evaluated and you need to hold off on the IEP. You may find that you need to make some tweaks on it (or even start an FBA) thought to get difficult child through the next month or so before you get in for an appointment. </p><p></p><p>Those are just a few of my thoughts. Your son sounds a lot like mine.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 347437, member: 805"] Momslove, hi. Listen, these kids of ours are very complicated. I've a couple things I want to address and hope I come off clearly. First and foremost, in my opinion, your son needs to see more than his pediatrician. A pediatrician deals with health issues of the body, not the mind. They are not trained to deal with issues beyond that. Oh, they may have some experience with diagnosis'ing kids with adhd, but to really get an accurate diagnosis, your son needs to see a psychiatrist. Ask your pediatrician for a referral as soon as possible. My son, sounds very much like yours and I will tell you that our pediatrician will not write rx's for stimulates unless her patient has been diagnosis'd by a therapist or psychiatrist. Another issue is that if your son were seen by someone like a psychiatrist or therapist, therapy could be a huge deal. It made a big difference for my son. His therapist really helped him recognize the signs of his building frustration so he could learn to self calm so the outburst would become less and less. She also taught him self relaxation techniques. She was also someone he could lay all his issues on and she would help him sort them out. So those would be two of my observations. I do understand how you could be frustrated with the school offering diagnosis suggestions, but perhaps this will help you to see that he should see a more qualified health professional. I can so relate to what you were saying about your difficult child never having an outburst like that at home. Mine didn't either! That's why is was so hard to grasp when he started having them at school. But, at home he was not one of many. THere were also fewer demands. I wasn't making him sit down and work for an hour and a half either. Additionally, there are some teachers that are not just trained (or don't have an understanding) to deal with kids that don't walk the straight center. As far as the medications go, there was no doubt in my mind that my son didn't have add. However, he's been on three over the years. Often they become less effective and need a dosage increase as the child goes through puberty or gains weight and grows. Or there is a need to change to another stimulate as they are all not created equal and each child reacts differently. It can often be a case of trial and error. Don't give up on this. Get a referral and take your son to a pediatric psychiatrist and go from there. I would also suggest that you advise the school that you are having your difficult child evaluated and you need to hold off on the IEP. You may find that you need to make some tweaks on it (or even start an FBA) thought to get difficult child through the next month or so before you get in for an appointment. Those are just a few of my thoughts. Your son sounds a lot like mine. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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