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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 308210" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi mychica,</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Welcome to our forum. I'm surprised to hear of a doctor prescribing a medication for such a narrow use and time, which if I understand correctly is for social issues outside of school only. That's highly unusual. What medication is he on, what is the dosage, and how long has he been on it?</p><p> </p><p>You are right that medications can make things worse. That can be due to the wrong medication for the child, a dosage that's too high or too low, or because the child doesn't need medications at all. </p><p> </p><p>Sometimes with kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), the hyperactivity is actually activity due to sensory integration dysfunction and if that's the case, medications won't help and will probably make things worse. Have you had him evaluated by a private occupational therapist?</p><p> </p><p>The school could be doing much to help with social skills training but with his educational label changing to ADHD that will be less likely. It will be even less likely if he's doing well socially in school. Did a doctor remove that diagnosis or was that the school district?</p><p> </p><p>Because Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) was the original issue, I'd suggest that you still look to that camp for social skills training ideas. Check out these:</p><p>1) Joy Berry books at amazon</p><p>2) Model Me Kids DVDs (which I hear rave reviews about)</p><p><a href="http://www.modelmekids.com/" target="_blank">http://www.modelmekids.com/</a></p><p>3) Social stories (just google) </p><p>4) Social skills classes are available in some communities through places such as Easter Seals, hospital or private speech therapy places, Children's Hospitals, Autism Clinics, etc. </p><p> </p><p>Is it only in the social skills area that he fights you or do you see a lot of non-compliance in other areas as well? </p><p> </p><p>Does it matter in non-school situations whether he's doing unstructured playtime vs. structured activity?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 308210, member: 701"] Hi mychica, Welcome to our forum. I'm surprised to hear of a doctor prescribing a medication for such a narrow use and time, which if I understand correctly is for social issues outside of school only. That's highly unusual. What medication is he on, what is the dosage, and how long has he been on it? You are right that medications can make things worse. That can be due to the wrong medication for the child, a dosage that's too high or too low, or because the child doesn't need medications at all. Sometimes with kids with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), the hyperactivity is actually activity due to sensory integration dysfunction and if that's the case, medications won't help and will probably make things worse. Have you had him evaluated by a private occupational therapist? The school could be doing much to help with social skills training but with his educational label changing to ADHD that will be less likely. It will be even less likely if he's doing well socially in school. Did a doctor remove that diagnosis or was that the school district? Because Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) was the original issue, I'd suggest that you still look to that camp for social skills training ideas. Check out these: 1) Joy Berry books at amazon 2) Model Me Kids DVDs (which I hear rave reviews about) [URL]http://www.modelmekids.com/[/URL] 3) Social stories (just google) 4) Social skills classes are available in some communities through places such as Easter Seals, hospital or private speech therapy places, Children's Hospitals, Autism Clinics, etc. Is it only in the social skills area that he fights you or do you see a lot of non-compliance in other areas as well? Does it matter in non-school situations whether he's doing unstructured playtime vs. structured activity? [/QUOTE]
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