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When do you decide its time to move on dr. wise?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 372876" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>It probably has to do with each specific difficult child. My difficult child, although bright, would have drowned in a mainstream class. Special education depts., as of today, are not developed enough to handle all types of education for all types of children. It is really the weak link in the school system. in my humble opinion. If you make it a program for the lowest common denominator then the children do feel different and like failures. Some children feel safe in the small venue of special education. </p><p>medications are hit and miss. They are better than 15 yrs ago but they have a long way to go. Some of the medications saved our sanity and difficult child's but they weren't meant to continue to do what they do forever. difficult child's system changed and so did the effects of medication. Some of the long term effects are a necessary evil of trying to keep him from getting so bad that he would have long term hospitalization. </p><p>I just kept trying to help difficult child and my family with the least amount of collateral damage. </p><p>Finding a doctor who has a personality that suits us and is at the top of his/her game is a trick. Sometimes you get one without the other. If they helped difficult child then I didn't care that much about personality but in this area of treatment it is important that there is understanding of family dynamics which is very personal and intrusive. I must say I was not wild about that part of difficult child's treatment that required us to be involved. Unfortunately, it is one of the things they insist on. </p><p></p><p>I hope you find a way to help difficult child that doesn't feel like it is the wrong step.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 372876, member: 3"] It probably has to do with each specific difficult child. My difficult child, although bright, would have drowned in a mainstream class. Special education depts., as of today, are not developed enough to handle all types of education for all types of children. It is really the weak link in the school system. in my humble opinion. If you make it a program for the lowest common denominator then the children do feel different and like failures. Some children feel safe in the small venue of special education. medications are hit and miss. They are better than 15 yrs ago but they have a long way to go. Some of the medications saved our sanity and difficult child's but they weren't meant to continue to do what they do forever. difficult child's system changed and so did the effects of medication. Some of the long term effects are a necessary evil of trying to keep him from getting so bad that he would have long term hospitalization. I just kept trying to help difficult child and my family with the least amount of collateral damage. Finding a doctor who has a personality that suits us and is at the top of his/her game is a trick. Sometimes you get one without the other. If they helped difficult child then I didn't care that much about personality but in this area of treatment it is important that there is understanding of family dynamics which is very personal and intrusive. I must say I was not wild about that part of difficult child's treatment that required us to be involved. Unfortunately, it is one of the things they insist on. I hope you find a way to help difficult child that doesn't feel like it is the wrong step. [/QUOTE]
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