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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 59754" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>What about ringing the doctor and talking over the phone about it? It's what we do. He can then advise - cut him back/take him off it and see how he goes, we'll then have more data to look at when I see you.</p><p></p><p>We had rebound on ritalin with difficult child 1, but he's fine on dex. A friend of mine had her son on ritalin because HE got the rebound on the dex - mirror image.</p><p></p><p>My kids do better on stims, despite the diagnosis being autism rather than ADHD. The doctor says it's ADHD as well, but a lot of people now believe ADHD is one end of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum, so this is just part of who/what they are.</p><p></p><p>Different things work for different kids, for a whole range of reasons. Even though difficult child 3 is primarily autistic, he NEEDS his dex or he begins to lose his language skills, which these days are considerable. When he began the dex it was almost magic, in the way he began to talk in full sentences for the first time. This is NOT typical - but it means in our case, I will walk over broken glass to keep difficult child 3 on his medications. I know it's very different for a lot of other people.</p><p></p><p>When you're already dealing with what appears to be out of control ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a doddle by comparison. There are some positive qualities that can be a real advantage if you point them in the right direction, especially as the kid hits their teens and older. OK, it's not all roses, but I can handle Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) far more than I could handle a lot of other problems. I guess it's what I'm used to, I know what to expect and I'm better prepared.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 59754, member: 1991"] What about ringing the doctor and talking over the phone about it? It's what we do. He can then advise - cut him back/take him off it and see how he goes, we'll then have more data to look at when I see you. We had rebound on ritalin with difficult child 1, but he's fine on dex. A friend of mine had her son on ritalin because HE got the rebound on the dex - mirror image. My kids do better on stims, despite the diagnosis being autism rather than ADHD. The doctor says it's ADHD as well, but a lot of people now believe ADHD is one end of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum, so this is just part of who/what they are. Different things work for different kids, for a whole range of reasons. Even though difficult child 3 is primarily autistic, he NEEDS his dex or he begins to lose his language skills, which these days are considerable. When he began the dex it was almost magic, in the way he began to talk in full sentences for the first time. This is NOT typical - but it means in our case, I will walk over broken glass to keep difficult child 3 on his medications. I know it's very different for a lot of other people. When you're already dealing with what appears to be out of control ADHD, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is a doddle by comparison. There are some positive qualities that can be a real advantage if you point them in the right direction, especially as the kid hits their teens and older. OK, it's not all roses, but I can handle Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) far more than I could handle a lot of other problems. I guess it's what I'm used to, I know what to expect and I'm better prepared. Marg [/QUOTE]
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