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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 55707" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Hi and welcome!</p><p></p><p>First and foremost (and I know this is trivial but...), I'd put an instant stop to the school nurse weighing him *and* to their calls about if he has had his daily medications. You are the mother, they are the educators. His weight is not their concern (I'd bet weight monitoring isn't in the IEP). They are just going to have to take it on faith, whether they like it or not, that you are perfectly capable of monitoring his medical issues and of giving medications as prescribed. After 15 years of Special Education with one kid or the another, I've found that some district staff have serious "boundary issues". Once they veer over into non-educational matters, it's really hard to rein them in. This also, as you know too well, puts the whole thing in your lap - you must've forgotten medications therefore they can't possibly do their jobs because of you. Ugh, give me a break. Next call about "uncontrollable" behavior, I'd calmly suggest that they perhaps might need to tweak behavior management plan and/or revise *their* strategies. Medication alone isn't going to solve *their* problems.</p><p></p><p>I have to agree with- a reevaluation. We all bring our biases to the board, but it does sound like more than ADHD possibly going on. But - it could also be a medication reaction. I hear you about the revolving pharmacy door - I've lost count of all the medication combos thank you has been on. It was trial and error, and about a year into it I remember being really frustrated that they best medicine had to offer was "let's see what happens when we add ABC". This is not a lab rat, this is my kid. Unfortunately, there is no absolute in terms of what will or won't work. It took years to finally get a combo for thank you that held his massive mood swings in check for the most part without having major side effects.</p><p></p><p>And thank you for the giggle!! I'm chuckling over the sticker charts. Gosh... you'd think professionals would figure out that trying a new layout or different stickers just isn't going to cut it when you've already done charts out the ears. The solution to thank you's first suicidal gesture at age 6 was... you guessed it, yet another chart with stickers. </p><p></p><p>Maybe you should start a sticker chart for the school - for the calls and the meetings and the stepping out of bounds. :wink: Might make a good visual aid at your next PPT. (I'm just evil sometimes!) </p><p></p><p>Again - welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 55707, member: 8"] Hi and welcome! First and foremost (and I know this is trivial but...), I'd put an instant stop to the school nurse weighing him *and* to their calls about if he has had his daily medications. You are the mother, they are the educators. His weight is not their concern (I'd bet weight monitoring isn't in the IEP). They are just going to have to take it on faith, whether they like it or not, that you are perfectly capable of monitoring his medical issues and of giving medications as prescribed. After 15 years of Special Education with one kid or the another, I've found that some district staff have serious "boundary issues". Once they veer over into non-educational matters, it's really hard to rein them in. This also, as you know too well, puts the whole thing in your lap - you must've forgotten medications therefore they can't possibly do their jobs because of you. Ugh, give me a break. Next call about "uncontrollable" behavior, I'd calmly suggest that they perhaps might need to tweak behavior management plan and/or revise *their* strategies. Medication alone isn't going to solve *their* problems. I have to agree with- a reevaluation. We all bring our biases to the board, but it does sound like more than ADHD possibly going on. But - it could also be a medication reaction. I hear you about the revolving pharmacy door - I've lost count of all the medication combos thank you has been on. It was trial and error, and about a year into it I remember being really frustrated that they best medicine had to offer was "let's see what happens when we add ABC". This is not a lab rat, this is my kid. Unfortunately, there is no absolute in terms of what will or won't work. It took years to finally get a combo for thank you that held his massive mood swings in check for the most part without having major side effects. And thank you for the giggle!! I'm chuckling over the sticker charts. Gosh... you'd think professionals would figure out that trying a new layout or different stickers just isn't going to cut it when you've already done charts out the ears. The solution to thank you's first suicidal gesture at age 6 was... you guessed it, yet another chart with stickers. Maybe you should start a sticker chart for the school - for the calls and the meetings and the stepping out of bounds. [img]:wink:[/img] Might make a good visual aid at your next PPT. (I'm just evil sometimes!) Again - welcome! [/QUOTE]
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