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Experiences re: medication for ADHD and ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="sweetgem" data-source="post: 417618" data-attributes="member: 11569"><p>Hi Malika, my son's outbursts at school generally happen on the playground. What I've found happens at school, is he gravitates towards other children with similar temperaments (eg: very boisterous, strong minded kids). What seems to happen is when they play, and he doesnt like something for whatever reason, he lashes out physically. He pushes, punches, throws kids into objects like poles, walls etc. Obviously, this causes great consternation at school and has been the subject of other parents being quite angry that their child is being "bullied" by my son... understandably. what I find is that he just does not "get it" socially. He wants everything his own way, everything is everyone else's fault and in his words the other kids are "mean because they dont want to be my friend"... well, who wants to be friends with someone who always wants their own way and hurts them when he doesnt get it??!! Like you, I'm really not happy with the idea of medicating my boy. Everyone's circumstances are different of course and I dont judge those who have gone down that path. Up till this point, I have resisted purely because I am concerned about what long term effects medication may have on my boy. I am just at a loss at the moment as to how to get him to toe the line at school... he is at risk of being suspended and even expelled if this behaviour doesnt stop...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sweetgem, post: 417618, member: 11569"] Hi Malika, my son's outbursts at school generally happen on the playground. What I've found happens at school, is he gravitates towards other children with similar temperaments (eg: very boisterous, strong minded kids). What seems to happen is when they play, and he doesnt like something for whatever reason, he lashes out physically. He pushes, punches, throws kids into objects like poles, walls etc. Obviously, this causes great consternation at school and has been the subject of other parents being quite angry that their child is being "bullied" by my son... understandably. what I find is that he just does not "get it" socially. He wants everything his own way, everything is everyone else's fault and in his words the other kids are "mean because they dont want to be my friend"... well, who wants to be friends with someone who always wants their own way and hurts them when he doesnt get it??!! Like you, I'm really not happy with the idea of medicating my boy. Everyone's circumstances are different of course and I dont judge those who have gone down that path. Up till this point, I have resisted purely because I am concerned about what long term effects medication may have on my boy. I am just at a loss at the moment as to how to get him to toe the line at school... he is at risk of being suspended and even expelled if this behaviour doesnt stop... [/QUOTE]
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