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<blockquote data-quote="doll" data-source="post: 460362" data-attributes="member: 12801"><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px">HaoZi: I will definitely write these things down (the neuropsychologist and allergy testing) when I see his P-DR tomorrow. In regards to getting on the SD about IEP, I am pretty sure they don't have that kind of assistance for students that are homeschooled, but I will have to check into it again. I put The Explosive Child on hold at my local library and I am eagerly waiting it's arrival. LOL Thanks for the advice, I know it's a ongoing journey that we'll have to deal with for the rest of his life, but I am glad to know there are support systems out there to vent it out and share advice and tips.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px">tiredmommy: Thanks. Actually, he was in a speech program when he was in school but he speech has greatly improved, so it wasn't one of my considerations when pulling him out. They even had a hard time working with him because of his behavior. Really, this school was practically telling me to take my child and go. He doesn't like to go to bed until late. It's a chore to get him to even stay in his room. He's always wandering out with just, "one more thing" to tell or show me. Most nights it's just a matter of walking him back in the bedroom but sometimes it's a screaming match. Lately I've been able to get him to sleep by 9-10, but there are nights he's up until 11:30-12. Whatever time he goes to bed, he usually wakes up between 8-9. His diet is extremely varied. This is because I live with my mother and whatever she buys, ie. snack foods, junk food, take out he has some of. He has no diet restrictions as far as the types of foods he consumes. It's really hard to get him to eat what's in front of him during mealtime. He likes to skimp on his breakfast and then snack an hour later and lunch is usually a no-go. Even at school, his lunch box would come back mostly full. Dinner is tricky but he usually eats most of it. He likes to sneak off into the kitchen when no one is looking at grab a pudding cup or a fruit cup (or two). When it comes to friends, he doesn't have any at all. This really doesn't have anything to do with his social skills because like I said, kids love him. He always had little girls hanging all over him and little boys wanting to play with him but he never really saw them outside of school and then there is the fact that we live in an area where there aren't a lot of kids around and the ones that are, are the kinds that I wouldn't let my child play with (we live in a rough area and these kids are bullies who've destroyed property and steal from neighbors yards). However, he starts skating lessons and youth hockey this fall/winter and I am hoping he'll make a couple friends.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px">InsaneCdn: Thank you. I am glad to have all these guides to show me the steps I am going to need to take to get my child on the right path here. For me, the medication thing is really just about my son being so young, his body still growing and also the things I've read concerning the side effects as well as reports of some children dying while being on them. It's not that I am trying to be paranoid, I just want to try all other avenues before putting my child on something that may potentially do more harm than good. I think once I have more information on what we are dealing with, it may be easier to see where medications might be the right answer to one of the problems. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'franklin gothic medium'"><span style="font-family: 'fixedsys'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doll, post: 460362, member: 12801"] [FONT=franklin gothic medium][FONT=fixedsys][SIZE=4]HaoZi: I will definitely write these things down (the neuropsychologist and allergy testing) when I see his P-DR tomorrow. In regards to getting on the SD about IEP, I am pretty sure they don't have that kind of assistance for students that are homeschooled, but I will have to check into it again. I put The Explosive Child on hold at my local library and I am eagerly waiting it's arrival. LOL Thanks for the advice, I know it's a ongoing journey that we'll have to deal with for the rest of his life, but I am glad to know there are support systems out there to vent it out and share advice and tips. tiredmommy: Thanks. Actually, he was in a speech program when he was in school but he speech has greatly improved, so it wasn't one of my considerations when pulling him out. They even had a hard time working with him because of his behavior. Really, this school was practically telling me to take my child and go. He doesn't like to go to bed until late. It's a chore to get him to even stay in his room. He's always wandering out with just, "one more thing" to tell or show me. Most nights it's just a matter of walking him back in the bedroom but sometimes it's a screaming match. Lately I've been able to get him to sleep by 9-10, but there are nights he's up until 11:30-12. Whatever time he goes to bed, he usually wakes up between 8-9. His diet is extremely varied. This is because I live with my mother and whatever she buys, ie. snack foods, junk food, take out he has some of. He has no diet restrictions as far as the types of foods he consumes. It's really hard to get him to eat what's in front of him during mealtime. He likes to skimp on his breakfast and then snack an hour later and lunch is usually a no-go. Even at school, his lunch box would come back mostly full. Dinner is tricky but he usually eats most of it. He likes to sneak off into the kitchen when no one is looking at grab a pudding cup or a fruit cup (or two). When it comes to friends, he doesn't have any at all. This really doesn't have anything to do with his social skills because like I said, kids love him. He always had little girls hanging all over him and little boys wanting to play with him but he never really saw them outside of school and then there is the fact that we live in an area where there aren't a lot of kids around and the ones that are, are the kinds that I wouldn't let my child play with (we live in a rough area and these kids are bullies who've destroyed property and steal from neighbors yards). However, he starts skating lessons and youth hockey this fall/winter and I am hoping he'll make a couple friends. InsaneCdn: Thank you. I am glad to have all these guides to show me the steps I am going to need to take to get my child on the right path here. For me, the medication thing is really just about my son being so young, his body still growing and also the things I've read concerning the side effects as well as reports of some children dying while being on them. It's not that I am trying to be paranoid, I just want to try all other avenues before putting my child on something that may potentially do more harm than good. I think once I have more information on what we are dealing with, it may be easier to see where medications might be the right answer to one of the problems. [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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