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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 307697" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>It's not uncommon for kids to act up just at school or just at home. What is important is to make sure that there isn't something going on in the school environment that isn't a good match for him. It's also important to look at other areas that the child psychiatrist might not have dug into. For example, a child who is overly sensitive to sensory stimulus can find school an absolute nightmare due to the noise, commotion, action, etc. Behavioral problems, increased physical activity, refusal to do work, etc could be some of the outcomes. I'm not saying that your child is responding in this particular way but I do think it's important to have other specialists besides a child psychiatrist assess in their areas of expertise.</p><p> </p><p>Personally I wouldn't stop with a child psychiatrist. We've seen too many partial diagnoses done when parents only go that route. Often it's a pretty short assessment and then quickly onto medications. That's fine if the child's only issues are treatable by medications but often that isn't the case.</p><p> </p><p>An IEP is an Individualized Educational Plan and it's through the special education department. Traditionally people think of it as being for kids with learning problems but it's far bigger than that--kids with health problems, behavioral problems, speech delay, anxiety, etc all fall under this umbrella. If he's having a lot of trouble at school it would be a good idea to get that ball rolling. </p><p> </p><p>Hopefully someone with more expertise in medications will pop in here to answer the medications question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 307697, member: 701"] It's not uncommon for kids to act up just at school or just at home. What is important is to make sure that there isn't something going on in the school environment that isn't a good match for him. It's also important to look at other areas that the child psychiatrist might not have dug into. For example, a child who is overly sensitive to sensory stimulus can find school an absolute nightmare due to the noise, commotion, action, etc. Behavioral problems, increased physical activity, refusal to do work, etc could be some of the outcomes. I'm not saying that your child is responding in this particular way but I do think it's important to have other specialists besides a child psychiatrist assess in their areas of expertise. Personally I wouldn't stop with a child psychiatrist. We've seen too many partial diagnoses done when parents only go that route. Often it's a pretty short assessment and then quickly onto medications. That's fine if the child's only issues are treatable by medications but often that isn't the case. An IEP is an Individualized Educational Plan and it's through the special education department. Traditionally people think of it as being for kids with learning problems but it's far bigger than that--kids with health problems, behavioral problems, speech delay, anxiety, etc all fall under this umbrella. If he's having a lot of trouble at school it would be a good idea to get that ball rolling. Hopefully someone with more expertise in medications will pop in here to answer the medications question. [/QUOTE]
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