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Disappointed with 2nd psychiatric opinion today...
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 57242" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Janna and Midwest Mom....</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for your replies. </p><p></p><p>I know nothing about mental health services in our community, let alone at our school. We've only had a 504 plan until now. I've got my work cut out for me this summer to find out more about these things.</p><p></p><p>As for difficult child 2's future, in the long run, I know things will eventually work out -- I feel pretty confident about that. It's the short term that I'm struggling with because I don't really know what to expect having never been here before. I got my arms around the ADHD thing pretty well over the past eight years, so this is all new. And his behavior issues are all new, in a sense, because we've always been able to just switch stimulants or add another "this" or "that", but now we've run out of choices in the usual bag of tricks and are having to look at other medications which I know nothing about (well, very little anyway).</p><p></p><p>Having to start over again with his school administration and asking for a possible IEP is daunting to me, but I know it's something I'm going to have to address. He's such a smart kid, I don't want him to lose any ground academically, and I want him to have an easier time with his peers than he has in the last year but I don't know if that's going to be possible. </p><p></p><p>I guess that on the bright side, it's summer, we have a little bit of time to work on this, and he's young. It's not like he's falling apart in highschool when college is just around the corner.</p><p></p><p>So, I am resolved to count my blessings, to limit my freak-outs to one per day, and to work as hard as I can to ensure difficult child 2's got the supports in place for the Fall. The rest of my worries can wait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 57242, member: 3444"] Janna and Midwest Mom.... Thanks so much for your replies. I know nothing about mental health services in our community, let alone at our school. We've only had a 504 plan until now. I've got my work cut out for me this summer to find out more about these things. As for difficult child 2's future, in the long run, I know things will eventually work out -- I feel pretty confident about that. It's the short term that I'm struggling with because I don't really know what to expect having never been here before. I got my arms around the ADHD thing pretty well over the past eight years, so this is all new. And his behavior issues are all new, in a sense, because we've always been able to just switch stimulants or add another "this" or "that", but now we've run out of choices in the usual bag of tricks and are having to look at other medications which I know nothing about (well, very little anyway). Having to start over again with his school administration and asking for a possible IEP is daunting to me, but I know it's something I'm going to have to address. He's such a smart kid, I don't want him to lose any ground academically, and I want him to have an easier time with his peers than he has in the last year but I don't know if that's going to be possible. I guess that on the bright side, it's summer, we have a little bit of time to work on this, and he's young. It's not like he's falling apart in highschool when college is just around the corner. So, I am resolved to count my blessings, to limit my freak-outs to one per day, and to work as hard as I can to ensure difficult child 2's got the supports in place for the Fall. The rest of my worries can wait. [/QUOTE]
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