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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 195315" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>jal,</p><p>Thanks for sharing your story. I too would feel difficult child would be traumatized by a separation of that length. He won't even sleep without me in the same room. I am so glad it turned out so well for you and your family.</p><p></p><p>I have only used a babysitter once. Actually it was one of my friends and it was awful. She will not do it again (she didn't come right out and tell me that, but I have asked on other occasions and she c/would not do it).</p><p></p><p>I never realized my difficult child was sensitive to noises - because lord knows he makes tons of noise (between talking incessantly and loudly and just plain screaming and yelling all the time), but just probably the past 6 mos. I have noticed he cannot do things that require his concentration with other noises going on. He also has to have things repeated to him several times to "get it". His hearing is fine, but it's like he doesn't know what was said to him. (Come to think of it, I think husband is like that too - he can never give me the play by play of what was said in a conversation.) My difficult child, like yours, is extremely SMART. Probably too smart (high IQ, etc). But for instance at swimming lessons, I tell him to go join his class, and he says where is my class, and I point and show him the same place it always is, and he asks again over there, and I say yes over there - and he still seems unsure. He was the only kid in summer camp who didn't come up and get his certificate on the last day when the director announced his name (several times). He said he didn't hear her. So is that the ADHD (inattention) or something else?</p><p></p><p>The psychiatric who diagnosis'd him also indicated (in addition to ADHD and ODD) he scored in the clinical significant range on the <strong>pervasive developmental problem scale</strong>. He also had a &#37; rank of 97 on the <strong>affective problems scale </strong>and a 96th % rank on the <strong>anxiety scale</strong>. He goes on to indicate he is concerned that he has problems with affective instability and that he may have a mood disorder. Then he recommends stims for the ADHD. I don't get that. I thought stims make mood disorders worse.</p><p></p><p>Do you know how long they need to be off medications before they can start a new medication? His prescription is just about up, but I wonder if I should plan for a break from school to try something different.</p><p></p><p>I am so confused.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 195315, member: 3930"] jal, Thanks for sharing your story. I too would feel difficult child would be traumatized by a separation of that length. He won't even sleep without me in the same room. I am so glad it turned out so well for you and your family. I have only used a babysitter once. Actually it was one of my friends and it was awful. She will not do it again (she didn't come right out and tell me that, but I have asked on other occasions and she c/would not do it). I never realized my difficult child was sensitive to noises - because lord knows he makes tons of noise (between talking incessantly and loudly and just plain screaming and yelling all the time), but just probably the past 6 mos. I have noticed he cannot do things that require his concentration with other noises going on. He also has to have things repeated to him several times to "get it". His hearing is fine, but it's like he doesn't know what was said to him. (Come to think of it, I think husband is like that too - he can never give me the play by play of what was said in a conversation.) My difficult child, like yours, is extremely SMART. Probably too smart (high IQ, etc). But for instance at swimming lessons, I tell him to go join his class, and he says where is my class, and I point and show him the same place it always is, and he asks again over there, and I say yes over there - and he still seems unsure. He was the only kid in summer camp who didn't come up and get his certificate on the last day when the director announced his name (several times). He said he didn't hear her. So is that the ADHD (inattention) or something else? The psychiatric who diagnosis'd him also indicated (in addition to ADHD and ODD) he scored in the clinical significant range on the [B]pervasive developmental problem scale[/B]. He also had a % rank of 97 on the [B]affective problems scale [/B]and a 96th % rank on the [B]anxiety scale[/B]. He goes on to indicate he is concerned that he has problems with affective instability and that he may have a mood disorder. Then he recommends stims for the ADHD. I don't get that. I thought stims make mood disorders worse. Do you know how long they need to be off medications before they can start a new medication? His prescription is just about up, but I wonder if I should plan for a break from school to try something different. I am so confused. [/QUOTE]
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