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<blockquote data-quote="forkeeps251" data-source="post: 523158" data-attributes="member: 12854"><p>Thanks so much everyone, you all have given me a LOT to think about. The day I wrote the post, it was his second day on the Adderall. The next day was a lot better, talking wise. Today was his frist day at school, and I got an email from the teacher telling me that she did think he was a little bit calmer in the morning, but that the morning time was better than the afternoon (seems to me if this was the case, then perhaps the medications are working and were wearing off at that time). She said he did get in trouble in lunch for knocking over a chair when he couldn't sit by his best friend, but that he went to the office and was able to calm himself enough (and quickly enough) that he was able to go back to lunch. </p><p>In the past, it hasn't been unusual for something like this to just escalate into a full blown tantrum. The fact that he was able to calm down fast enough after the incident is, for him, very good. </p><p>To answer some questions, ADHD and Anxiety disorder are the diagnosis right now. Both the psychologist and psychiatrist think that some of his behaviors might be indicative of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), but that he just has SOME of the symptoms, and all of those could be related to ADHD and speech delays, etc. </p><p>As far as his hyperactivity, really, to me it hasn't been an issue. I'm much more concerned about the fact that at school he is aggressive and violent to teachers, students, and himself. I was hesitant about the stimulants because I didn't know if this would increase the aggression or anxiety, but the psychiatrist pointed out that if those things increased, we could stop the medications. His teachers, on the other hand, might have problems with his hyperactivity <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I'm going to give it a few more days, or a week, and see what happens. So far we haven't seen anything troubling, other than the talking, and that seems to be getting better. The question though, is whether we have seen much of an improvement... and I'm not sure at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forkeeps251, post: 523158, member: 12854"] Thanks so much everyone, you all have given me a LOT to think about. The day I wrote the post, it was his second day on the Adderall. The next day was a lot better, talking wise. Today was his frist day at school, and I got an email from the teacher telling me that she did think he was a little bit calmer in the morning, but that the morning time was better than the afternoon (seems to me if this was the case, then perhaps the medications are working and were wearing off at that time). She said he did get in trouble in lunch for knocking over a chair when he couldn't sit by his best friend, but that he went to the office and was able to calm himself enough (and quickly enough) that he was able to go back to lunch. In the past, it hasn't been unusual for something like this to just escalate into a full blown tantrum. The fact that he was able to calm down fast enough after the incident is, for him, very good. To answer some questions, ADHD and Anxiety disorder are the diagnosis right now. Both the psychologist and psychiatrist think that some of his behaviors might be indicative of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), but that he just has SOME of the symptoms, and all of those could be related to ADHD and speech delays, etc. As far as his hyperactivity, really, to me it hasn't been an issue. I'm much more concerned about the fact that at school he is aggressive and violent to teachers, students, and himself. I was hesitant about the stimulants because I didn't know if this would increase the aggression or anxiety, but the psychiatrist pointed out that if those things increased, we could stop the medications. His teachers, on the other hand, might have problems with his hyperactivity :-) I'm going to give it a few more days, or a week, and see what happens. So far we haven't seen anything troubling, other than the talking, and that seems to be getting better. The question though, is whether we have seen much of an improvement... and I'm not sure at this point. [/QUOTE]
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