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<blockquote data-quote="looking4hope" data-source="post: 141871" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Amy:</p><p></p><p>Based on the medications your difficult child is on, he needs an IEP and not a 504. The 504 does not have the same legal protections as an IEP under the IDEA laws (see the Special Education forum). Anyway, give the school district your psychiatrists evaluations and see what they say; some accept them while others do not (mine didn't and difficult child had to undergo testing from school psychiatric). You will most likely be asked to put in your request for testing in writing, so don't be alarmed. I would do it anyway, because then the SD has to test within 30 school days. (legal obligation).</p><p></p><p>That said, I agree with SmallWorld's comment about Concerta. My difficult child did not do well on any stimulant, and believe me we tried them all. Strattera helps, which is not a stimulant. I also agree that there needs to be a mood stabilizer, and we tried Abilify at 2mg when my son was eight and weighed only about 50 lbs. After about 2 weeks, the psychiatrist doubled the dose. We stopped it because it wasn't effective and he had some side effects, but it took a stay in the psychiatric hospital before my former psychiatrist took him off (I'd been complaining for months). Anyway, the dose your son is getting is way too low to do anything therapeutic; ask the psychiatrist if he intends to increase it over time.</p><p></p><p>Either way, it seems that you like the new psychiatrist, which is a great start. Get going on the IEP though, because as an educator, the earlier we can intervene the better the outcome. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="looking4hope, post: 141871, member: 4362"] Amy: Based on the medications your difficult child is on, he needs an IEP and not a 504. The 504 does not have the same legal protections as an IEP under the IDEA laws (see the Special Education forum). Anyway, give the school district your psychiatrists evaluations and see what they say; some accept them while others do not (mine didn't and difficult child had to undergo testing from school psychiatric). You will most likely be asked to put in your request for testing in writing, so don't be alarmed. I would do it anyway, because then the SD has to test within 30 school days. (legal obligation). That said, I agree with SmallWorld's comment about Concerta. My difficult child did not do well on any stimulant, and believe me we tried them all. Strattera helps, which is not a stimulant. I also agree that there needs to be a mood stabilizer, and we tried Abilify at 2mg when my son was eight and weighed only about 50 lbs. After about 2 weeks, the psychiatrist doubled the dose. We stopped it because it wasn't effective and he had some side effects, but it took a stay in the psychiatric hospital before my former psychiatrist took him off (I'd been complaining for months). Anyway, the dose your son is getting is way too low to do anything therapeutic; ask the psychiatrist if he intends to increase it over time. Either way, it seems that you like the new psychiatrist, which is a great start. Get going on the IEP though, because as an educator, the earlier we can intervene the better the outcome. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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