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Originally Posted by memphismomma  Ok the "test" they gave me and my sons teacher was a qeustionare about his behavior and thats all it took for them to want him on meds doesnt seem suffiecent does it
I was reluctant to put him on them and so I put him on the lowest doasge i could i even had to cut pills in half
His Peditricain is the one who says he has add, I going to change doctors
I wanted to say his teacher althou not very helpfull does not think he has add infact she blantly told me i was comtosing him ( NOT the case ) but does tell he did better learning & behavior while he was on the meds so she contradicts herself and openly admits she know nothing about add
I took him off the meds because to me as a parent who knows my child better then anyone did not feel they were doing anything other then maybe depressing him |
My kind advice:
I know what you must be going thru and really feel for you and your son. Take this out of the school's hands and get a referral from your primary to have a learning diability evaluation (insurance usually covers it...it was a co-pay for us). This is a full Saturday evaluation by a physician who specializes in these tests. They will spend time talking and playing games with your son to evaluate if he has ADD/ADHD, or any other "learning" disabilities. We did this for my son and found that in some areas he did show signs of ADD yet "not enough overall to label him with ADD." Basically, he's a very intelligent young man, which is typical of ADD children. They have "too much" focus. If not interested in what the teacher is teaching, they will focus on what another child is doing, or a bird outside, etc... Your son may have a boring teacher! After this outside testing, I would meet with the principal and insist on a specific teacher who can supply your son with the teaching style he needs. You can take the recommendations from this testing physician and put it under their nose. You must be the biggest advocate for your son. They will not be. As I'm sure you are doing, give him lots of hugs and praises, as I know he's a fantastic kid, and you are a great Mom. Don't ever let the school/teacher make you feel otherwise.
Hang in there girl! Kathy