Walkinonsunshine
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Hope you are all staying safe and strong in this coronaverse.
Have been reading the posts and wanted to share about my 9 yo son’s struggles. He was diagnosed with seizure disorder when a toddler. They are controlled by medications,
grace of God.We are currently socially distanced since the last 4 months because of his disorder. He goes to Special Education for Reading, writing and math and Is in the regular class for the rest. We had virtual school from March to June. He struggled a lot. All he wanted to do was get on YouTube and watch Roblox and Minecraft videos. He would also play some Minecraft and Roblox but mostly just watch. My spouse and I both of us work full time from home due to the pandemic so it was hard to manage but I managed with an early start and working longer hours. Not the best situation so I admit I did let him watch way more than he should have. He used to struggle a lot, did not want to do his schoolwork, multiple Tantrums and meltdowns. Had to involve his teacher a few times it got so bad. Crying and whining, tearing his pages, deleting website favorites, hitting the keyboard, screaming loudly for hours.His tantrums are not only with schoolwork. If I make something he doesn’t want to eat he can throw tantrums for hours about it. He does not deal well with frustration. School is out now. I have him do some almost daily math, some online library, writing and typing practice. He throws tantrums over that too and can’t seem to figure out that he should just do the work and move on. It’s not a lot of work maybe an hour or so. He has weekends off and spends his time on Roblox and Minecraft. I would like to limit his screen time but when we have taken it away in the past he struggled because he had nothing else to do causing more tantrums and meltdowns. It is not possible for us to spend hours with him daily. I do try to play some games/do puzzles and spouse takes on a walk daily. He is going back to school in the fall corona virus situation permitting because we feel he will fall back academically and emotionally without social contact. I feel guilty about that too. Because it is a risk to his health. I have tried to get help for him but most of everything I found was autism related and they wouldn’t take him. I would like to avoid medications if possible because he is already on strong medications because of the seizure disorder. Therapy is so expensive and couldn’t find family therapy which I believe our family needs to work through this. He needs strategies to cope and we need to know how to help him. I called my insurance and got 2 names of therapists that take our insurance called multiple times and left messages but no response.Was reading the past posts and going To buy the explosive child. Thanks so much for reading this and do appreciate any ideas you might have or experience you would share.
Stay safe and healthy
Have been reading the posts and wanted to share about my 9 yo son’s struggles. He was diagnosed with seizure disorder when a toddler. They are controlled by medications,

Stay safe and healthy