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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 401046" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Hi April and welcome. So glad you found us!</p><p></p><p>I think it's a very hopeful sign that the school has contacted you. Well, hopeful at least in terms of getting some supportive services in place. I still cringe when I get calls from schools, and my difficult child isn't even in school anymore, LOL. Has the new school started the process of evaluating him for a possible IEP? </p><p></p><p>My son was diagnosed with just about everything at some point during his childhood. It was incredibly frustrating and my take on it finally was I don't care *what* they call it, can we just work on helping him to become functional??? Obviously, interventions will differ if we're talking Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) versus a mood disorder versus a combination of them both, but... it sounds like this move may have been a good thing in terms of starting over and getting a new set of professionals to take a look at what's going on.</p><p></p><p>Risperdal was a miracle drug for my son. It made a <u><em>huge</em></u> difference in the frequency and severity of his raging. He did have significant weight gain on it, but it boiled down to the lesser of 2 evils. He was on it from age 8 until he hit 18 (when he stopped all medications), with a vacation from it for about a year and a half somewhere in there. Unfortunately, in my experience medication management is much more art than science. There's no way to predict what medications will work, what medications will be useless, and what medications will have negative side effects. I think it's important to try to find a psychiatrist who really hears you and who has a light touch with medication management, though I know sometimes it can be really hard to find the right dr. Obviously, I think getting your son reevaluated so that your team has an idea of what you're dealing with is going to be your best first step. </p><p></p><p>Anyway - welcome and I'm so glad you found us!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 401046, member: 8"] Hi April and welcome. So glad you found us! I think it's a very hopeful sign that the school has contacted you. Well, hopeful at least in terms of getting some supportive services in place. I still cringe when I get calls from schools, and my difficult child isn't even in school anymore, LOL. Has the new school started the process of evaluating him for a possible IEP? My son was diagnosed with just about everything at some point during his childhood. It was incredibly frustrating and my take on it finally was I don't care *what* they call it, can we just work on helping him to become functional??? Obviously, interventions will differ if we're talking Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) versus a mood disorder versus a combination of them both, but... it sounds like this move may have been a good thing in terms of starting over and getting a new set of professionals to take a look at what's going on. Risperdal was a miracle drug for my son. It made a [U][I]huge[/I][/U] difference in the frequency and severity of his raging. He did have significant weight gain on it, but it boiled down to the lesser of 2 evils. He was on it from age 8 until he hit 18 (when he stopped all medications), with a vacation from it for about a year and a half somewhere in there. Unfortunately, in my experience medication management is much more art than science. There's no way to predict what medications will work, what medications will be useless, and what medications will have negative side effects. I think it's important to try to find a psychiatrist who really hears you and who has a light touch with medication management, though I know sometimes it can be really hard to find the right dr. Obviously, I think getting your son reevaluated so that your team has an idea of what you're dealing with is going to be your best first step. Anyway - welcome and I'm so glad you found us! [/QUOTE]
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