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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 288225" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Absence seizures can cause a LOT of what drives you nuts. Of course, so can being a 10yo girl. But if hte behaviors are happening in excess, esp the sudden topic changes and the not answering questions, then medications are going to help.</p><p></p><p>I didn't think Jess needed medications. She asked for them. She wanted to just do the ADHD inattentive medication (strattera) but I wouldn't let her take it until we had the EEG. I am glad I didn't. When we got the results, finding the right medication was hard. SHE kept saying she really wanted to see if it would help, so I stuck with it.</p><p></p><p>It took a YEAR to get her body to tolerate the one medication taht seems to work for her. We homeschooled her that year simply because she couldn't cope in a classroom.</p><p></p><p>I learned she missed a minimum of HALF of what was said in a conversation. And we NEVER noticed the seizures. Not until after I knew what to look for and paid close attention to her when we did stuff. I was amazed that she managed to keep A's until 6th grade while functioning with only half the info!</p><p></p><p>We felt it would do a disservice to ehr to not medicate her. It was worth it to seek out experts we trusted who could diagnosis and treat her. She now has few seizures and doesn't miss much of any conversation.</p><p></p><p>If you really need info from your daughter, write it down and have her write a response. If you really need her to know something, put it in writing. Period. If you get a business order book with 3 parts, or even 2 or 3 part adding machine paper, you can let her have a copy now, and one later, and still keep a copy so you can go back and say "I DID tell you to do X,Y,& Z. Here is teh proof." </p><p></p><p>THe carbonless paper now available makes it much easier to let her have a copy and still keep a copy yourself.</p><p></p><p>Or, if she uses her phone a lot (and she has a phone that can do this) it might work to text message her chores or whatever info you need her to have. </p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on how things are going!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 288225, member: 1233"] Absence seizures can cause a LOT of what drives you nuts. Of course, so can being a 10yo girl. But if hte behaviors are happening in excess, esp the sudden topic changes and the not answering questions, then medications are going to help. I didn't think Jess needed medications. She asked for them. She wanted to just do the ADHD inattentive medication (strattera) but I wouldn't let her take it until we had the EEG. I am glad I didn't. When we got the results, finding the right medication was hard. SHE kept saying she really wanted to see if it would help, so I stuck with it. It took a YEAR to get her body to tolerate the one medication taht seems to work for her. We homeschooled her that year simply because she couldn't cope in a classroom. I learned she missed a minimum of HALF of what was said in a conversation. And we NEVER noticed the seizures. Not until after I knew what to look for and paid close attention to her when we did stuff. I was amazed that she managed to keep A's until 6th grade while functioning with only half the info! We felt it would do a disservice to ehr to not medicate her. It was worth it to seek out experts we trusted who could diagnosis and treat her. She now has few seizures and doesn't miss much of any conversation. If you really need info from your daughter, write it down and have her write a response. If you really need her to know something, put it in writing. Period. If you get a business order book with 3 parts, or even 2 or 3 part adding machine paper, you can let her have a copy now, and one later, and still keep a copy so you can go back and say "I DID tell you to do X,Y,& Z. Here is teh proof." THe carbonless paper now available makes it much easier to let her have a copy and still keep a copy yourself. Or, if she uses her phone a lot (and she has a phone that can do this) it might work to text message her chores or whatever info you need her to have. Keep us posted on how things are going! [/QUOTE]
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