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6 year old son keeps getting kicked out of school
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 702574" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>As I understand things, she is on waiting lists for evaluations everywhere she can be, and has been able to move up some appointments through sheer persistence, aka calling every few days for cancellations.</p><p></p><p>Stimulants have problems, but they are not the enemy. Like every other medication, they are not for everyone. At least with stimulants, they are in and out of the body faster than most medications. I would be far more comfortable trialing a stimulant than I would be a medication like abilify. I was far more comfortable trialing stims than I was trialing risperidone, and it was also a very good thing for Wiz for quite some time. Each child is different, and so is each situation. Demonizing a medication class is just not ever the answer, and any medication can be abused.</p><p></p><p>Kim, I am so sorry he is past the 'honeymoon' period with the new school. Clearly he needs help, but this school is a good place and seems FAR more equipped to help him than the other one was. I agree that you likely need more in depth help, and evaluation, but that only happens over time. Make changes slowly, keep good records, and work on a Parent Report. It truly will be a powerful tool to help keep everything straight and keep all of the information organized. You can find out more from the link in my signature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 702574, member: 1233"] As I understand things, she is on waiting lists for evaluations everywhere she can be, and has been able to move up some appointments through sheer persistence, aka calling every few days for cancellations. Stimulants have problems, but they are not the enemy. Like every other medication, they are not for everyone. At least with stimulants, they are in and out of the body faster than most medications. I would be far more comfortable trialing a stimulant than I would be a medication like abilify. I was far more comfortable trialing stims than I was trialing risperidone, and it was also a very good thing for Wiz for quite some time. Each child is different, and so is each situation. Demonizing a medication class is just not ever the answer, and any medication can be abused. Kim, I am so sorry he is past the 'honeymoon' period with the new school. Clearly he needs help, but this school is a good place and seems FAR more equipped to help him than the other one was. I agree that you likely need more in depth help, and evaluation, but that only happens over time. Make changes slowly, keep good records, and work on a Parent Report. It truly will be a powerful tool to help keep everything straight and keep all of the information organized. You can find out more from the link in my signature. [/QUOTE]
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