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<blockquote data-quote="compassion" data-source="post: 310450" data-attributes="member: 6393"><p>Hi horserider, My difficult child daughter, age 16 has same diagnois as your son. (Not offically addd but many traits and currentlyon straeera for this) </p><p>Nami haa shelped alot: it is not stubborness or denial , there really is part of thebrain that lacks any awareness of the illness.</p><p> You are right, I know in our case medications help greatly withthe stability. IShe is on antipychoitc plusa mood stabilizer and was sbalefor about 10 weeks on abilify and lactimal. Strateera wasadded 3 weeks ago and her focus is much better. It is is not a stimulant. Her psychiatrist will not prescible stimulant.</p><p> We have worked with a behavior analyst since June and got her stable by givng money incentives daily to take her medications. She was in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 3 and ahald months. She did not even wait for relaese and she ran away,etc. mid May. It is eeny tiny baby steps. She did a bit of school this week. That is progress!</p><p>Good luck to you! Compassion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="compassion, post: 310450, member: 6393"] Hi horserider, My difficult child daughter, age 16 has same diagnois as your son. (Not offically addd but many traits and currentlyon straeera for this) Nami haa shelped alot: it is not stubborness or denial , there really is part of thebrain that lacks any awareness of the illness. You are right, I know in our case medications help greatly withthe stability. IShe is on antipychoitc plusa mood stabilizer and was sbalefor about 10 weeks on abilify and lactimal. Strateera wasadded 3 weeks ago and her focus is much better. It is is not a stimulant. Her psychiatrist will not prescible stimulant. We have worked with a behavior analyst since June and got her stable by givng money incentives daily to take her medications. She was in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for 3 and ahald months. She did not even wait for relaese and she ran away,etc. mid May. It is eeny tiny baby steps. She did a bit of school this week. That is progress! Good luck to you! Compassion [/QUOTE]
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