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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 337717" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Welcome dirtmama! We're glad you found us, though sorry you had to. </p><p> </p><p>Can you tell us what type of professional diagnosed your 8yo? Have they suggested anything else as a diagnosis beyond the ADHD and rather vague "behavior disorder not otherwise specified?" Also, is he getting support at school through a 504 plan or an IEP?</p><p> </p><p>My 13yo was about your son's age when we started suspecting that something more than ADHD was going on with him. He seemed to need higher doses of stimulant (and Concerta was one of the medications we used for a while) to acheive the same symptom control, and over time the medications just stopped working. That was probably our biggest sign that something else was going on. He was also put on an atypical antipsychotic around grade 3 (Risperdal) and it worked pretty well for a while. He also was on Abilify and that had beneifts for him as well, but he eventually developed an intolerance for most of the medications in that class (dystonic reaction).</p><p> </p><p>When you get a chance, pop over to the User CP (control panel) section located at the top of this page and create a signature for yourself so others can know your snapshot info without asking you to repeat yourself <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 337717, member: 3444"] Welcome dirtmama! We're glad you found us, though sorry you had to. Can you tell us what type of professional diagnosed your 8yo? Have they suggested anything else as a diagnosis beyond the ADHD and rather vague "behavior disorder not otherwise specified?" Also, is he getting support at school through a 504 plan or an IEP? My 13yo was about your son's age when we started suspecting that something more than ADHD was going on with him. He seemed to need higher doses of stimulant (and Concerta was one of the medications we used for a while) to acheive the same symptom control, and over time the medications just stopped working. That was probably our biggest sign that something else was going on. He was also put on an atypical antipsychotic around grade 3 (Risperdal) and it worked pretty well for a while. He also was on Abilify and that had beneifts for him as well, but he eventually developed an intolerance for most of the medications in that class (dystonic reaction). When you get a chance, pop over to the User CP (control panel) section located at the top of this page and create a signature for yourself so others can know your snapshot info without asking you to repeat yourself :) [/QUOTE]
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