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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 635746" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>As I write, J is doing his homework with the boy who comes to help him several times a week. I almost have tears in my eyes because it is frankly pretty well miraculous in terms of change. Whereas he would always start protesting and shouting if you ask him to read anything and then finally stutter a few hesitating syllables if you prompt him continually, he is now reading whole sentences on his own with a little prompting - and doing it eagerly and willingly. It seems extraordinary. Despite the obscene amounts of money amassed by big pharma, for this I am grateful.</p><p></p><p>As for the eating, it is confusing I know. Despite what you hear about Strattera not affecting appetite, I've read loads of testimonies from people saying it suppresses appetite - doubtless linked to the common side effect of nausea. J is so very picky when it comes to food that, alas, the vast majority of nutritious, high-quality foods he spurns. I've found a kind of little chocolate covered peanut cake in our local bakery that he likes so I'm feeding him lots of those...</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your words of encouragement, HMBgal. Two steps forwards and one back must feel frustrating but is certainly a movement in the right direction, as you say.</p><p></p><p>Ah well, life is not so magical, eh? J has now given up, asking to stop because he is tired - but this is after 25 minutes, not the usual 10...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 635746, member: 11227"] As I write, J is doing his homework with the boy who comes to help him several times a week. I almost have tears in my eyes because it is frankly pretty well miraculous in terms of change. Whereas he would always start protesting and shouting if you ask him to read anything and then finally stutter a few hesitating syllables if you prompt him continually, he is now reading whole sentences on his own with a little prompting - and doing it eagerly and willingly. It seems extraordinary. Despite the obscene amounts of money amassed by big pharma, for this I am grateful. As for the eating, it is confusing I know. Despite what you hear about Strattera not affecting appetite, I've read loads of testimonies from people saying it suppresses appetite - doubtless linked to the common side effect of nausea. J is so very picky when it comes to food that, alas, the vast majority of nutritious, high-quality foods he spurns. I've found a kind of little chocolate covered peanut cake in our local bakery that he likes so I'm feeding him lots of those... Thanks for your words of encouragement, HMBgal. Two steps forwards and one back must feel frustrating but is certainly a movement in the right direction, as you say. Ah well, life is not so magical, eh? J has now given up, asking to stop because he is tired - but this is after 25 minutes, not the usual 10... [/QUOTE]
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