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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 436411" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>I am assuming where you said, "it even said and understood the plan" you meant it said you and husband understood the plan? There wouldn't be a problem if the doctor had mentioned medications to you and husband and you expressed your desire not to go that route until after everything else was tried with minimal success and THAT was included in the report. I imagine that is your point?</p><p></p><p>I am surprised that a medication is specifically mentioned in the report was not shared with you when verbally reviewed with the doctor. You know the ODD diagnosis is often (not always but more usually) just a big umbrella diagnosis that describes a set of defiant or problematic behaviors. Many of us have found that once a more accurate diagnosis is given, treatment for that diagnosis can lessen the ODD behaviors.</p><p></p><p>There are many here, me included, who used medication as a last resort. I know that I knew difficult child had issues from a VERY early age (almost in-vitro!!!). It wasn't until we exhausted diet trials and behavior modification options that we entertained medications. It had gotten to the point where school was becoming a very difficult situation. Home was not a problem, we could deal with his issues at home - it was in that large social environment where he was required to follow a schedule, an increased amount of focus was required for longer periods of time, greater social skills were needed, and many of the adults around him were either not familiar with techniques that could prevent/lessen his behaviors or not interested in a "kid that didn't fit in their box". Medication really helped my difficult child when he was younger. By the time he entered middle school, we had removed all his medications but the stimulants. He requested, just three weeks ago, that we see how he does without his stims. Just got word on Friday that he passed all his state standardized testing and was excused from 4 of his final exams - all without stims (he is just finishing his first year of high school)!!!! Doesn't mean he won't take them again, just that he was able to self-modulate.</p><p></p><p>I tell you this story because I wanted you to hear from another parent who was very much leery of the medication issue. I wanted you to know that medications don't always mean a life sentence or negative experiences. Certainly we had our issues with dose adjustments and the best medications for difficult child - but it really was a life saver for my difficult child in that he was able to use medication to meet academic and social expectations until he was self-aware and mature enough to recognize the limitations of his disabilities and work hard to try and compensate on his own.</p><p></p><p>I would make sure that you spoke to the doctor so that he understands you and husband do not want to go the medicine route at this time. But make sure, especially for input in to the report, what other options of treatment you want to try so that you can use this report as you move forward.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 436411, member: 805"] I am assuming where you said, "it even said and understood the plan" you meant it said you and husband understood the plan? There wouldn't be a problem if the doctor had mentioned medications to you and husband and you expressed your desire not to go that route until after everything else was tried with minimal success and THAT was included in the report. I imagine that is your point? I am surprised that a medication is specifically mentioned in the report was not shared with you when verbally reviewed with the doctor. You know the ODD diagnosis is often (not always but more usually) just a big umbrella diagnosis that describes a set of defiant or problematic behaviors. Many of us have found that once a more accurate diagnosis is given, treatment for that diagnosis can lessen the ODD behaviors. There are many here, me included, who used medication as a last resort. I know that I knew difficult child had issues from a VERY early age (almost in-vitro!!!). It wasn't until we exhausted diet trials and behavior modification options that we entertained medications. It had gotten to the point where school was becoming a very difficult situation. Home was not a problem, we could deal with his issues at home - it was in that large social environment where he was required to follow a schedule, an increased amount of focus was required for longer periods of time, greater social skills were needed, and many of the adults around him were either not familiar with techniques that could prevent/lessen his behaviors or not interested in a "kid that didn't fit in their box". Medication really helped my difficult child when he was younger. By the time he entered middle school, we had removed all his medications but the stimulants. He requested, just three weeks ago, that we see how he does without his stims. Just got word on Friday that he passed all his state standardized testing and was excused from 4 of his final exams - all without stims (he is just finishing his first year of high school)!!!! Doesn't mean he won't take them again, just that he was able to self-modulate. I tell you this story because I wanted you to hear from another parent who was very much leery of the medication issue. I wanted you to know that medications don't always mean a life sentence or negative experiences. Certainly we had our issues with dose adjustments and the best medications for difficult child - but it really was a life saver for my difficult child in that he was able to use medication to meet academic and social expectations until he was self-aware and mature enough to recognize the limitations of his disabilities and work hard to try and compensate on his own. I would make sure that you spoke to the doctor so that he understands you and husband do not want to go the medicine route at this time. But make sure, especially for input in to the report, what other options of treatment you want to try so that you can use this report as you move forward. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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