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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 335986" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>in my opinion and from taking Ritalin myself to me it sounds like he is reacting to this medication as speed, which is what it is. It makes you sometimes go clean your room when you haven't done it for years. You have so much energy you don't know what to do with it and you are not manic but "high." Then when you crash, it reeks havoc with your moods and you crash and burn and get depressed (for me the depression lasted months).</p><p></p><p>Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are not all ODD. They get better as their Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is treated with interventions. My son is now an angel. He used to tantrum, bite, scratch his face, scream like I was killing him, you know the routine. It seems like stimulants are maybe not the answer for him your child. You could try longer acting stimulants like Concerta but my guess is he will always be on a "high." The medication is supposed to slow him down and he is not responding to it. My Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son could not take any stimulants or antidepressants. His first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD, but that turned out to be wrong. My particular child, and all are different, does much MUCH better on no medications. As my son is now sixteen, he has no interest in medication and is still doing very well.</p><p></p><p>You may want to focus on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). in my opinion, having a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son, the other diagnosis. are just part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I don't know why doctors attach extra labels to Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Everything listed is a consequence of the Autistic Spectrum Disorder and many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are medication sensitive. </p><p></p><p>Of course, this is just my own experiences and opinion, but I'm one of the few moms who actually took stimulants. Unless you have honest-to-goodness pure ADHD, stimulants can make things worse. They sure did for me. And for my son. </p><p></p><p>I know how hard this journey can be. Especially adopted kids, of whom we have little background information, it seems sometimes like we are twiddling our thumbs and that nothing works. I was fortunate...my son is doing great. Yours can too. But it takes a lot of going for evaluations, hit and miss, and seeing what actually works. in my opinion the best thing you can do for your son is to fight until you GET...autism interventions in school. Don't take no for an answer and get a free student advocate by calling your State Board of Education (usually in the capital). As for the stimulants, you can try other ones, or Straterra, but in my opinion go slow and if he keeps getting worse on the drugs...your son is either too sensitive for them...or the ADHD is just part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). We had my son work with an aide in school and it was amazing! (((Hugs))). I totally know what you are going through. It is so much easier when you have a background you can offer to the diagnostician. They are going in blind without one. But hang in there. You can do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 335986, member: 1550"] in my opinion and from taking Ritalin myself to me it sounds like he is reacting to this medication as speed, which is what it is. It makes you sometimes go clean your room when you haven't done it for years. You have so much energy you don't know what to do with it and you are not manic but "high." Then when you crash, it reeks havoc with your moods and you crash and burn and get depressed (for me the depression lasted months). Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are not all ODD. They get better as their Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is treated with interventions. My son is now an angel. He used to tantrum, bite, scratch his face, scream like I was killing him, you know the routine. It seems like stimulants are maybe not the answer for him your child. You could try longer acting stimulants like Concerta but my guess is he will always be on a "high." The medication is supposed to slow him down and he is not responding to it. My Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son could not take any stimulants or antidepressants. His first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD, but that turned out to be wrong. My particular child, and all are different, does much MUCH better on no medications. As my son is now sixteen, he has no interest in medication and is still doing very well. You may want to focus on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). in my opinion, having a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) son, the other diagnosis. are just part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I don't know why doctors attach extra labels to Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Everything listed is a consequence of the Autistic Spectrum Disorder and many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are medication sensitive. Of course, this is just my own experiences and opinion, but I'm one of the few moms who actually took stimulants. Unless you have honest-to-goodness pure ADHD, stimulants can make things worse. They sure did for me. And for my son. I know how hard this journey can be. Especially adopted kids, of whom we have little background information, it seems sometimes like we are twiddling our thumbs and that nothing works. I was fortunate...my son is doing great. Yours can too. But it takes a lot of going for evaluations, hit and miss, and seeing what actually works. in my opinion the best thing you can do for your son is to fight until you GET...autism interventions in school. Don't take no for an answer and get a free student advocate by calling your State Board of Education (usually in the capital). As for the stimulants, you can try other ones, or Straterra, but in my opinion go slow and if he keeps getting worse on the drugs...your son is either too sensitive for them...or the ADHD is just part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). We had my son work with an aide in school and it was amazing! (((Hugs))). I totally know what you are going through. It is so much easier when you have a background you can offer to the diagnostician. They are going in blind without one. But hang in there. You can do it. [/QUOTE]
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