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<blockquote data-quote="AprilH" data-source="post: 134290"><p>Hi there!</p><p>He sounds EXACTLY like my son! He had to write a paper last week about disrupting his class and he didn't want to write it either. He sat in his room all weekend until he wrote it, late Sunday night. I think he may have learned a (small) lesson. I wonder where my son's brain is all the time! The thing with my son is that he can have good days; he has before, he just does not want to! As far as medicines losing their efficacy after a period of time, I fully believe that happens; as their body chemistry changes, yes, the medications that they are taking seem to lose their intended effect and that their bodies can become used to the medications also, so the dose needs to be increased or a new medication tried. Several of my son's doctors in the past have told me that, and my research into these medications has shown me that also. It's terrible, these poor kids are basically 'lab monkeys' for all different types of medications to be tried on until a 'magic potion' is found that works! My son has tried (and is trying a new medication combo right now) so many medications in the past few years that I can't keep track of them so I have stacks of prescriptions for reference. As far as my son being diagnosed correctly, I agree with the ADD that his doctors have him labeled as, but I feel that there may be more going on. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, it may be YEARS before I have a clear diagnosis for him. That's the tough part. Honestly, I don't think your son needs to be in a Special Education class room. He sounds as if he may need to go to a Resource Room for part of the day like my son does, but not an all-out class for kids that are severely disabled. I think that your school is wrong for trying to set it up that way. Also, does your son have an IEP for behavior and education? I was wondering about that because you did not mention that in your post. If he does not, you may want to seriously think about getting one activated, then you can hold his school responsible for not meeting and accommodating for his needs. I am in the process of getting my son's IEP updated. They must be understaffed like my son's school is to be trying to boot him out, and they must be extremely ignorant of your son's needs; that is the impression I am getting from your post. My son has been sent to his Principal's office several times, just like any fully functional kid would be, and I think that is a good thing. I don't want my son to use his disabilities as an excuse to get away with acting outrageously, and I do want him to face natural consequences also. How else am I going to (hopefully) prepare him for the real world and groom him for success (in his own way)? </p><p></p><p>My son is always claiming that he has no pencils, yet he hoards them in his room. As your son gets older, you should see that he can buckle down and choose to do the right thing, barring there are no severe learning disabilities, more along the lines of him having ADD/ADHD which can be curbed with the right medications. I think a lot of kids, ones with problems like ours and ones who don't, have tried every excuse under the sun to get out of doing their homework, so take heart in that. In that respect, he is just like any other boy! I hope you have a good day and do not get any calls from the school!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AprilH, post: 134290"] Hi there! He sounds EXACTLY like my son! He had to write a paper last week about disrupting his class and he didn't want to write it either. He sat in his room all weekend until he wrote it, late Sunday night. I think he may have learned a (small) lesson. I wonder where my son's brain is all the time! The thing with my son is that he can have good days; he has before, he just does not want to! As far as medicines losing their efficacy after a period of time, I fully believe that happens; as their body chemistry changes, yes, the medications that they are taking seem to lose their intended effect and that their bodies can become used to the medications also, so the dose needs to be increased or a new medication tried. Several of my son's doctors in the past have told me that, and my research into these medications has shown me that also. It's terrible, these poor kids are basically 'lab monkeys' for all different types of medications to be tried on until a 'magic potion' is found that works! My son has tried (and is trying a new medication combo right now) so many medications in the past few years that I can't keep track of them so I have stacks of prescriptions for reference. As far as my son being diagnosed correctly, I agree with the ADD that his doctors have him labeled as, but I feel that there may be more going on. Unfortunately, it may be YEARS before I have a clear diagnosis for him. That's the tough part. Honestly, I don't think your son needs to be in a Special Education class room. He sounds as if he may need to go to a Resource Room for part of the day like my son does, but not an all-out class for kids that are severely disabled. I think that your school is wrong for trying to set it up that way. Also, does your son have an IEP for behavior and education? I was wondering about that because you did not mention that in your post. If he does not, you may want to seriously think about getting one activated, then you can hold his school responsible for not meeting and accommodating for his needs. I am in the process of getting my son's IEP updated. They must be understaffed like my son's school is to be trying to boot him out, and they must be extremely ignorant of your son's needs; that is the impression I am getting from your post. My son has been sent to his Principal's office several times, just like any fully functional kid would be, and I think that is a good thing. I don't want my son to use his disabilities as an excuse to get away with acting outrageously, and I do want him to face natural consequences also. How else am I going to (hopefully) prepare him for the real world and groom him for success (in his own way)? My son is always claiming that he has no pencils, yet he hoards them in his room. As your son gets older, you should see that he can buckle down and choose to do the right thing, barring there are no severe learning disabilities, more along the lines of him having ADD/ADHD which can be curbed with the right medications. I think a lot of kids, ones with problems like ours and ones who don't, have tried every excuse under the sun to get out of doing their homework, so take heart in that. In that respect, he is just like any other boy! I hope you have a good day and do not get any calls from the school! [/QUOTE]
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