Can he handle it??

**wakeupcall** · 02-05-2008 02:46 AM

Gfg is twelve and in intermediate school this year. The lesser of the elective evils was Band where he plays the trumpet. The band has a mandatory rehearsal on the 2/22 starting at 6:00 PM. Following that, there is pizza, organized games, then some free time, ending at 11:00 PM!! (All supervised, of course) By the time school is over he is SO UNmedicated that he's a monster. I don't know how I could get him through the rehearsal, much less the rest of the activities!! I hate to deprive him of the fun, but how do I do this? ((If I were to attend it, he would just be worse.)) Gfg acts just horribly when his meds are gone; I not only think he would misbehave, but embarrass himself, also. He needs to learn how to act in public, I know. He's just so immature that he hasn't figured that part out yet.

Any ideas??

**wakeupcall** · 02-05-2008 02:49 AM

I forgot to add that he's in a social development special ed class all day at school. Band is one of his hours out of that classroom each day. He doesn't interact with the masses all day, every day, in the first place.

**house of cards** · 02-05-2008 08:23 AM

What if you sent him into school late and didn't medicate him until you took him in, then you took him to the band practice but left early, maybe after pizza. Any chance this could work, or call pdoc and ask their advice.

**klmno** · 02-05-2008 08:26 AM

Would you be comfortable giving the meds to the band director or another adult- teacher or parent - to give to gfg? Could you tell gfg ahead that you will come for five mins only to speak to him alone- really give him his meds- then leave? Any chance you can let gfg take meds with hiim and take them on his own?

***Sheila*** · 02-05-2008 04:35 PM

Can't think of anything that hasn't been addressed except to get w/pdoc and maybe arrange for a boost in the pm for when he has to stay at school late.

**wakeupcall** · 02-06-2008 02:19 AM

Therapist says to let him go, contact the band director and tell him ANY funny stuff starts happening, call us and we'll come get him immediately. It was funny (not ha-ha funny) to see gfg at the therapist yesterday totally UNmedicated. All he said was, "Well, he's not as bad as he was a year ago." Great, just great...