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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 22430" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>I think I may have posted this before, but my older son tends to the depressed anxious end of things. He hated school, it was a major struggle to get him there, and often when he got there he refused to do any work. He had all the aides etc but it didn't seem to help.</p><p></p><p>He is now in sixth grade and I feel like we have made progress of sorts.</p><p></p><p>We got him on Lamictal which really helped the depression (along with Risperdal, which I think helped lower some of the anxiety). that was key. This year, after school refusual mode set in again, we went to a shortened day. (Started it with 3 hours). This has made a huge difference. He feels like he gets a lot of parent time, but is going for his most important academic classes. </p><p></p><p>I thought alot about homeschooling him, but didn't want to because of his opposition to school work, plus school was the only thing he was doing outside of home. So right now I am pretty happy with the way things have worked out. </p><p></p><p>I might look at medication changes, and also at some part time arrangement if you can arrange the transportion.</p><p></p><p>good luck. we had several years of real hell on the school front.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 22430, member: 2322"] I think I may have posted this before, but my older son tends to the depressed anxious end of things. He hated school, it was a major struggle to get him there, and often when he got there he refused to do any work. He had all the aides etc but it didn't seem to help. He is now in sixth grade and I feel like we have made progress of sorts. We got him on Lamictal which really helped the depression (along with Risperdal, which I think helped lower some of the anxiety). that was key. This year, after school refusual mode set in again, we went to a shortened day. (Started it with 3 hours). This has made a huge difference. He feels like he gets a lot of parent time, but is going for his most important academic classes. I thought alot about homeschooling him, but didn't want to because of his opposition to school work, plus school was the only thing he was doing outside of home. So right now I am pretty happy with the way things have worked out. I might look at medication changes, and also at some part time arrangement if you can arrange the transportion. good luck. we had several years of real hell on the school front. [/QUOTE]
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