Help!! To medicate or not?

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Help!! To medicate or not?
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Fri, 11-09-2007 - 10:33am

Don't know if you remember me, I posted alot during the summer but then kindergarten started and I was feeling overwhelmed by everything and posting fell by the wayside.

                                

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Registered: 08-10-2006
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 11:00am

Hi Heather!


Welcome back and hugs to you for what you are dealing with.

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Christine

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Registered: 04-28-2007
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 11:00am

Grrr, I hate it when the schools think medication is the only option. In reality it's THEIR easy out, not yours or your ds.

Does your ds have any supports in place; an IEP? I ask as it's not uncommon for an ASD kid to start school off ok and as the months progress they become just overwhelmed and overstimulated. I know this was the case with Liam his kindy year. By Christmas he was a total mess, also acting out. By the time 1st grade rolled around the damage was done and he had to be placed in an autism class, this was all pre dx too though.

Now I do medicate Liam, but he also has several comorbid conditions.

Here's my suggestion: if he doesn't have an aide your ds obviously needs one; he needs sensory release, so the OT needs to be brought in asap; he also needs a safe place to retreat to when he is feeling overwhelmed, whether that be the consellor's office, a vice principal he gets along with etc. Liam now hids in the tent in his class when he's done. Granted he is in a self contained autism class, but we are trying to mainstream him again slowly.

While medication may well be an option for you at some point, it is not the school's business or place to suggest so. In fact that psychologist needs a swift kick in the rear for daring to broach the subject at all. Trust you gut; if you do go the route of meds, it should be because you and the pdoc want to, not because the school can't handle your ds. Oh man, I'm all fired up now!!!!!!

Gl

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Registered: 05-28-2004
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 11:12am

Dear Heather,


It seems to me that even though medication is a very good thing for many children, you do not yet have the inforamtion you need to know if it is right for your son. Medication may be the easiest solution for the school, but clearly it is not easy for you or Tom, and it

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Registered: 08-27-2007
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 11:49am

OK I am very angry that you are not allowed to observe what is happening. Don't they have parent volunteers

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Registered: 12-22-2003
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 12:05pm

Hugs to you...this is such an awful position to be in.


Since you've gotten a lot of good advice on the "biggest issue" you're dealing with, I'm not going to add anything.

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 12:22pm

Amy,


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Registered: 12-22-2003
Fri, 11-09-2007 - 12:28pm

I suggested that to DH just this morning!

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