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Ritalin and the perfect/horrible day(s)
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 332690" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Definitely report that reaction to the prescribing doctor. We had similar problems on Concerta.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I remember difficult child 3's friend (also has high-functioning autism plus ADHD) got very teary and clingy on Concerta, especially in the afternoons. His teachers however have been delighted with him when he's on medications.</p><p></p><p>And as has been said, it's not a cure. The best you can hope for is a short-term (while medications are on board) relief from the worst symptoms. Or some of the symptoms. This can make it easier for the child to adapt and learn to master himself. But they still need support and understanding, to help them over the "humps" of their day.</p><p></p><p>It's not easy being a kid with a condition like this. Keep reminding yourself - the child generally doesn't choose to lash out. Sometimes it's sheer frustration after a bad day, one thing after another going wrong (from his point of view). They need to learn patience, tolerance and persistence. So do we, so do their teachers.</p><p></p><p>Communication helps greatly. Try to set up a daily written communication between yourself and the teachers, copy all messages and put them into a single text file. Ask the teacher to do the same. As you each re-read the file, sometimes things can leap out at you and give you advance warning of problems that might otherwise slip through your radar.</p><p></p><p>medications can only mask, but even this has its usefulness.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 332690, member: 1991"] Definitely report that reaction to the prescribing doctor. We had similar problems on Concerta. I remember difficult child 3's friend (also has high-functioning autism plus ADHD) got very teary and clingy on Concerta, especially in the afternoons. His teachers however have been delighted with him when he's on medications. And as has been said, it's not a cure. The best you can hope for is a short-term (while medications are on board) relief from the worst symptoms. Or some of the symptoms. This can make it easier for the child to adapt and learn to master himself. But they still need support and understanding, to help them over the "humps" of their day. It's not easy being a kid with a condition like this. Keep reminding yourself - the child generally doesn't choose to lash out. Sometimes it's sheer frustration after a bad day, one thing after another going wrong (from his point of view). They need to learn patience, tolerance and persistence. So do we, so do their teachers. Communication helps greatly. Try to set up a daily written communication between yourself and the teachers, copy all messages and put them into a single text file. Ask the teacher to do the same. As you each re-read the file, sometimes things can leap out at you and give you advance warning of problems that might otherwise slip through your radar. medications can only mask, but even this has its usefulness. Marg Marg [/QUOTE]
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