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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 279672" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>I agree with everything said so far. I do have something you may want to keep in mind. When a child's parents are separated or divorced, there can be some push-and-pull between them. Whatever you do, <em>don't take sides</em>. Now sometimes it is pretty obvious where the problem is, but keep an open mind.</p><p> </p><p>In our case, last year the teacher was very open and outgoing to husband and I - until biomom (BM) started coming in and dosing difficult child 2 with Concerta unknown to husband. She then had the school giving it to him, and husband would not have known if it hadn't been for difficult child 2 mentioning it. When we went in for an IEP meeting the teacher told us that it was obvious difficult child 2 needed to be medicated and was very cold toward us. The kids lived with us at this point.</p><p> </p><p>This year, the teacher was open to begin with... We let him know there might be issues with BM. We kept in contact and tried to help as much as possible without being helicopters. As a result we still have a great relationship with the teacher, and as of March 31, husband has full custody. The school has been most cooperative this year where they were not last year. Same school.</p><p> </p><p>As it turns out, the ADHD diagnosis is possibly (probably) incorrect. We are taking him to a neuropsychologist in a couple of weeks to find out, but in my humble opinion he shows a good many signs of Asperger's or other Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I'll wait for the official diagnosis, though.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, the child with issues may have an official diagnosis, may be undiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed, or there may be more going on than you know about. You're there for the kids - <em>not their parents.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 279672, member: 6705"] I agree with everything said so far. I do have something you may want to keep in mind. When a child's parents are separated or divorced, there can be some push-and-pull between them. Whatever you do, [I]don't take sides[/I]. Now sometimes it is pretty obvious where the problem is, but keep an open mind. In our case, last year the teacher was very open and outgoing to husband and I - until biomom (BM) started coming in and dosing difficult child 2 with Concerta unknown to husband. She then had the school giving it to him, and husband would not have known if it hadn't been for difficult child 2 mentioning it. When we went in for an IEP meeting the teacher told us that it was obvious difficult child 2 needed to be medicated and was very cold toward us. The kids lived with us at this point. This year, the teacher was open to begin with... We let him know there might be issues with BM. We kept in contact and tried to help as much as possible without being helicopters. As a result we still have a great relationship with the teacher, and as of March 31, husband has full custody. The school has been most cooperative this year where they were not last year. Same school. As it turns out, the ADHD diagnosis is possibly (probably) incorrect. We are taking him to a neuropsychologist in a couple of weeks to find out, but in my humble opinion he shows a good many signs of Asperger's or other Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I'll wait for the official diagnosis, though. Anyway, the child with issues may have an official diagnosis, may be undiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed, or there may be more going on than you know about. You're there for the kids - [I]not their parents.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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