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<blockquote data-quote="mysrk" data-source="post: 434537" data-attributes="member: 8917"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Hello All-</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I've been absent for some time but wanted to give an update on my Son's progress. He's now 11 and going into middle school in the fall. For over a year and 1/2 now we've had him going through cognitive therapy (social emotional group), seeing a <strong>psychologist </strong>and <strong>physiatrist</strong><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">. The psychologist has indicated there are many things going on with our son that it's very difficult to pin point an abolute diagnosis. He seems very adament that my difficult child does not have autism or ashbergers, he states he's a very sweet well meaning child that can't control his emotions. We have had him on Abilify 2mg since last summer and we saw huge improvement in his behavior almost right away. The medications have allowed us to make great progress with the group, home and school. In 5th grade we spent the year trying to get back on track. He still suffers greatly with reading, writing and staying organized. He's a IEP student and does have the help and assistance at school but I'm dreading the middle school transition and fear he will be lost and more frustrated there. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">His (so far) official diagnosis is add and mood disorder. He takes abilify (2mg) and Zyrtec for Allergies. Nothing yet for the add. I'm thinking now that he also suffers from deficient emotional self-regulation (desr) and have to wait to typical teen his Dr's. I'm also wondering if we need to add another medication to try and address the add and learning issues. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I guess what I'm really trying to find out<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Is there any other's out there that has a Son that similar to mine? Any success storys? How do we begin to build up his self esteem and encourage him to get over his fears. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong>He has challenges daily:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Reading and writing</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Huge Lack of Motivation</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Staying on task</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Poor Self Esteem</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Extreme fear of almost everything</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mysrk, post: 434537, member: 8917"] [FONT=Tahoma]Hello All-[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2]I've been absent for some time but wanted to give an update on my Son's progress. He's now 11 and going into middle school in the fall. For over a year and 1/2 now we've had him going through cognitive therapy (social emotional group), seeing a [B]psychologist [/B]and [B]physiatrist[/B][FONT=Tahoma]. The psychologist has indicated there are many things going on with our son that it's very difficult to pin point an abolute diagnosis. He seems very adament that my difficult child does not have autism or ashbergers, he states he's a very sweet well meaning child that can't control his emotions. We have had him on Abilify 2mg since last summer and we saw huge improvement in his behavior almost right away. The medications have allowed us to make great progress with the group, home and school. In 5th grade we spent the year trying to get back on track. He still suffers greatly with reading, writing and staying organized. He's a IEP student and does have the help and assistance at school but I'm dreading the middle school transition and fear he will be lost and more frustrated there. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]His (so far) official diagnosis is add and mood disorder. He takes abilify (2mg) and Zyrtec for Allergies. Nothing yet for the add. I'm thinking now that he also suffers from deficient emotional self-regulation (desr) and have to wait to typical teen his Dr's. I'm also wondering if we need to add another medication to try and address the add and learning issues. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]I guess what I'm really trying to find out:) Is there any other's out there that has a Son that similar to mine? Any success storys? How do we begin to build up his self esteem and encourage him to get over his fears. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][B]He has challenges daily:[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Reading and writing[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]Huge Lack of Motivation[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2]Staying on task[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2]Poor Self Esteem[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2]Extreme fear of almost everything[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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