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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 203286" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Teresa,</p><p> </p><p>welcome to the board! Sounds like your little girl is extrememly strong willed for a 6 year old! I'm glad you have found your way here - one of the most wonderful things about finding this site is the knowledge that you are not alone.</p><p> </p><p>If the therapist is not helping - and I would imagine he/she has given you a miriad of suggestions regarding the medications, then it may be time to try something else. You know, this medication thing with our children is trial by error. If the stimulants are not helping, perhaps you are dealing with something else. If the stims are making her more angry, then you may be dealing with something else. Looks like she has been on stims and then something to try and "calm" her a bit.</p><p> </p><p>Has she ever had a full evaluation like a multidisciplinary evaluation or seen a neurologist? What type of doctor diagnosis'd your daughter. Is she just on the stimulant right now?</p><p> </p><p>One of the things that many, many parents have tried here regarding medication refusal is what we call "stop the world". In other words, everything (and I mean everything) stops until she takes the medications. Have you discussed with her therapists whether there may be some anxiety or biological reason for the refusal or have you and doctor decided it is simple refusal?</p><p> </p><p>Sorry about all the questions, but it's always like that with a new member - we want to get to know the situation. When you have a chance, there are two good things you can do. First, go to the library or hit the Amazon link here and pick up a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene - it's kinda like the cd bible around here! Second, hit the user cp link at the upper left of the page and do a profile signature like you see on our posts. It will help us remember all the facts.</p><p> </p><p>Again, glad to have you with us.</p><p> </p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 203286, member: 805"] Teresa, welcome to the board! Sounds like your little girl is extrememly strong willed for a 6 year old! I'm glad you have found your way here - one of the most wonderful things about finding this site is the knowledge that you are not alone. If the therapist is not helping - and I would imagine he/she has given you a miriad of suggestions regarding the medications, then it may be time to try something else. You know, this medication thing with our children is trial by error. If the stimulants are not helping, perhaps you are dealing with something else. If the stims are making her more angry, then you may be dealing with something else. Looks like she has been on stims and then something to try and "calm" her a bit. Has she ever had a full evaluation like a multidisciplinary evaluation or seen a neurologist? What type of doctor diagnosis'd your daughter. Is she just on the stimulant right now? One of the things that many, many parents have tried here regarding medication refusal is what we call "stop the world". In other words, everything (and I mean everything) stops until she takes the medications. Have you discussed with her therapists whether there may be some anxiety or biological reason for the refusal or have you and doctor decided it is simple refusal? Sorry about all the questions, but it's always like that with a new member - we want to get to know the situation. When you have a chance, there are two good things you can do. First, go to the library or hit the Amazon link here and pick up a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene - it's kinda like the cd bible around here! Second, hit the user cp link at the upper left of the page and do a profile signature like you see on our posts. It will help us remember all the facts. Again, glad to have you with us. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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