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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 389260" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>So here's the thing- in order to see this psychiatrist he told us we have to see the therapist in his office. As you know, not too happy with psychiatrist (but he needs medications) and not convinced he will get anything out of the therapist. psychiatrist doesn't think he needs a neuropsychologist evaluation, neither does pediatrician - children's hospital needs referral from doctor. Very limited resources in our immediate area. We are working on all of the things we feel would support him at school. The main concern in my opinion at this time is his behavior. He has several triggers that set him off. We are treating the ADHD, but the ODD is not subsiding - which could mean wrong diagnosis to begin with. I just keep going round and round, spending money we don't have, feeding him stimulants which help but do not touch the aggression part at all. I think he would be better off taking an anger management class for kids than sitting in a stuffy office getting "counseling" - where it is clearly not a kid's environment. The school has been teaching him a social thinking curriculum for a couple years and he does great in the resource room setting, but what I was trying to explain in the IEP meeting is that he does NOT apply what he learns in real life situations. What do I do to change this present situation? Can I just ditch the psychiatrist and therapist? - I should have read what I signed, do I need to meet with them to say so long. If I do that, who manages his medications? His pediatrician won't because we agreed this psychiatrist would. Arggh.</p><p></p><p>Again, these are his triggers - we need strategies for dealing with his explosions plus somehow he needs to learn to stop exploding. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Friend leaving or wanting to play with someone else</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Being told no</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Being told to do something he doesn't want to do</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Being called on his behavior</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Others talking about him</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sense of things being unfair</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Someone else not following the rules</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wanting something he can't have</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Boredom</li> </ul><p></p><p>We are supposed to meet with the therapist today, but I was thinking just I would go and have a talk with her. I want to say I don't think this is the right avenue for difficult child, but I know she will say we have not given it enough time and these things take time. Suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 389260, member: 3930"] So here's the thing- in order to see this psychiatrist he told us we have to see the therapist in his office. As you know, not too happy with psychiatrist (but he needs medications) and not convinced he will get anything out of the therapist. psychiatrist doesn't think he needs a neuropsychologist evaluation, neither does pediatrician - children's hospital needs referral from doctor. Very limited resources in our immediate area. We are working on all of the things we feel would support him at school. The main concern in my opinion at this time is his behavior. He has several triggers that set him off. We are treating the ADHD, but the ODD is not subsiding - which could mean wrong diagnosis to begin with. I just keep going round and round, spending money we don't have, feeding him stimulants which help but do not touch the aggression part at all. I think he would be better off taking an anger management class for kids than sitting in a stuffy office getting "counseling" - where it is clearly not a kid's environment. The school has been teaching him a social thinking curriculum for a couple years and he does great in the resource room setting, but what I was trying to explain in the IEP meeting is that he does NOT apply what he learns in real life situations. What do I do to change this present situation? Can I just ditch the psychiatrist and therapist? - I should have read what I signed, do I need to meet with them to say so long. If I do that, who manages his medications? His pediatrician won't because we agreed this psychiatrist would. Arggh. Again, these are his triggers - we need strategies for dealing with his explosions plus somehow he needs to learn to stop exploding. [LIST] [*]Friend leaving or wanting to play with someone else [*]Being told no [*]Being told to do something he doesn't want to do [*]Being called on his behavior [*]Others talking about him [*]Sense of things being unfair [*]Someone else not following the rules [*]Wanting something he can't have [*]Boredom [/LIST] We are supposed to meet with the therapist today, but I was thinking just I would go and have a talk with her. I want to say I don't think this is the right avenue for difficult child, but I know she will say we have not given it enough time and these things take time. Suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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