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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 177161" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That's where the thing about aerials works so well. we first used it in conversation around the table with all of us. difficult child 3 would start "getting random" as easy child called it, and BF1 would start talking about needing to order a pink aerial. Someone else would say something equally random but still mentioning aerials, until difficult child 3 finally noticed and said, "Why are you talking about aerials?"</p><p>That was the cue to say to him, "We're just showing you what it's like, listening to someone being random."</p><p>We would sometimes go on to say, "Before you interrupted about X, Dad was talking about Y. We hadn't really finished with that topic, and you stepped in and changed the topic to something very different and also something we're not really involved in to the same extent as you. So next time we try to tell you you're being random, remember this conversation."</p><p></p><p>We kept it light. And yes, there were times when he would growl and get exasperated with us, but he generally would put a smile on his face.</p><p></p><p>A big part of the problem is that he has something on his mind to say, and he feels an urgent desperation to say it before he loses that thought. Whether we need to hear it, doesn't come into it. Maybe he feels that saying it helps him remember that thought of his for later, I don't know.</p><p></p><p>We did find, however, that he was MUCH worse when on Concerta. It was really bad. He wasn't difficult or violent, just non-stop talking. We took him off Concerta and put him back onto his long-acting dexamphetamine and he was much better. So for difficult child 3, a lot of his non-stop talking, randomness and stream of consciousness monologuing was probably rebound.</p><p>He's also now on a higher dose of dex, still no rebound from it but much better performance during the day.</p><p></p><p>So maybe that is something to consider - is he worse as medications are wearing off? Worse at any particular time of day?</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 177161, member: 1991"] That's where the thing about aerials works so well. we first used it in conversation around the table with all of us. difficult child 3 would start "getting random" as easy child called it, and BF1 would start talking about needing to order a pink aerial. Someone else would say something equally random but still mentioning aerials, until difficult child 3 finally noticed and said, "Why are you talking about aerials?" That was the cue to say to him, "We're just showing you what it's like, listening to someone being random." We would sometimes go on to say, "Before you interrupted about X, Dad was talking about Y. We hadn't really finished with that topic, and you stepped in and changed the topic to something very different and also something we're not really involved in to the same extent as you. So next time we try to tell you you're being random, remember this conversation." We kept it light. And yes, there were times when he would growl and get exasperated with us, but he generally would put a smile on his face. A big part of the problem is that he has something on his mind to say, and he feels an urgent desperation to say it before he loses that thought. Whether we need to hear it, doesn't come into it. Maybe he feels that saying it helps him remember that thought of his for later, I don't know. We did find, however, that he was MUCH worse when on Concerta. It was really bad. He wasn't difficult or violent, just non-stop talking. We took him off Concerta and put him back onto his long-acting dexamphetamine and he was much better. So for difficult child 3, a lot of his non-stop talking, randomness and stream of consciousness monologuing was probably rebound. He's also now on a higher dose of dex, still no rebound from it but much better performance during the day. So maybe that is something to consider - is he worse as medications are wearing off? Worse at any particular time of day? Marg [/QUOTE]
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