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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 729484" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>My 11 year old grandson has similar diagnoses and medication has been experimental and hit or miss, without any being magic. Every child is different, even with the same diagnosis. Some drugs are in and out, like the stimulants, and some, like the aripiprazole (Abilify) takes weeks to see an effect. And if a drug works, there's usually a side effect. People try essential oils, diets, compression clothing under their regular clothing to help regulate at school, weighted blankets at night, fidgets, herbs, etc. </p><p></p><p>So here's this kid with a super high IQ, can't access the curriculum at school at all because of his anxiety and lack of focus, can't take the stimulants because it makes him so jittery and anxious and he didn't grow or put on an ounce in weight for over 2 years---I so get your struggle. We've decided to let the academics slide for now and try to get his social life better (he has none--no friends at all), and impulsivity and constant state of dread and high alert managed. Maturity is helping some things, impending puberty is making other things far worse. A day at a time and infinite patience. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully your daughter has an IEP so she can at least get coping strategies and supports at school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 729484, member: 13260"] My 11 year old grandson has similar diagnoses and medication has been experimental and hit or miss, without any being magic. Every child is different, even with the same diagnosis. Some drugs are in and out, like the stimulants, and some, like the aripiprazole (Abilify) takes weeks to see an effect. And if a drug works, there's usually a side effect. People try essential oils, diets, compression clothing under their regular clothing to help regulate at school, weighted blankets at night, fidgets, herbs, etc. So here's this kid with a super high IQ, can't access the curriculum at school at all because of his anxiety and lack of focus, can't take the stimulants because it makes him so jittery and anxious and he didn't grow or put on an ounce in weight for over 2 years---I so get your struggle. We've decided to let the academics slide for now and try to get his social life better (he has none--no friends at all), and impulsivity and constant state of dread and high alert managed. Maturity is helping some things, impending puberty is making other things far worse. A day at a time and infinite patience. Hopefully your daughter has an IEP so she can at least get coping strategies and supports at school. [/QUOTE]
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