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<blockquote data-quote="oddmoose" data-source="post: 147281" data-attributes="member: 5085"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Well, my son has been on Stratterra.. which did nothing after the first 3 days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">He was on Adderral which made him 50 times worse.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">We were going to try for Concerta this next time, but we held off a little time because he was doing better without the stuff.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">My son has been through some trying stuff with dad and step dad stuff. I think the divorce (which started when he was a year and lasted 2 years of misery and stalking, etc.... and he has supervised visitation now with his dad because of some bad events.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">He has no friends. He has the give everything away attitude (or throw away). He punishes himself even when we give him a break.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">he smiles when he is busted or gets in trouble.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">His teacher last week was worried after she confronted him in private for his repeated forgery... she said he looked at her with cold dead eyes and no remorse for his actions.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">He has been to a couple therapist/psychologists. One of them was so baffled that he was at a loss and suggested we do corporal punishment. The next one diagnosed him with ADHD and put him on medications. That doctor never addressed our concerns because my son did not bring up the subject. We asked repeatedly that they discuss issues with my son's dad, but they never got around to it and the sessions did nothing for my son except be a playtime.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">My son meets at school every thursday (his teacher says he never forgets and he gets upset if it is cancelled) for the groups for kids with step-families. i know this is a huge issue, but it is never addressed even when we pay the doctor to specifically address it.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oddmoose, post: 147281, member: 5085"] [FONT=Georgia]Well, my son has been on Stratterra.. which did nothing after the first 3 days.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]He was on Adderral which made him 50 times worse.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]We were going to try for Concerta this next time, but we held off a little time because he was doing better without the stuff.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]My son has been through some trying stuff with dad and step dad stuff. I think the divorce (which started when he was a year and lasted 2 years of misery and stalking, etc.... and he has supervised visitation now with his dad because of some bad events.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]He has no friends. He has the give everything away attitude (or throw away). He punishes himself even when we give him a break.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]he smiles when he is busted or gets in trouble.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]His teacher last week was worried after she confronted him in private for his repeated forgery... she said he looked at her with cold dead eyes and no remorse for his actions.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]He has been to a couple therapist/psychologists. One of them was so baffled that he was at a loss and suggested we do corporal punishment. The next one diagnosed him with ADHD and put him on medications. That doctor never addressed our concerns because my son did not bring up the subject. We asked repeatedly that they discuss issues with my son's dad, but they never got around to it and the sessions did nothing for my son except be a playtime.[/FONT] [FONT=Georgia]My son meets at school every thursday (his teacher says he never forgets and he gets upset if it is cancelled) for the groups for kids with step-families. i know this is a huge issue, but it is never addressed even when we pay the doctor to specifically address it.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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