Post by Chrissi on Feb 5, 2005 0:23:50 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm new to this group. I have an 8 year old son who was diagnosed ADD this last Fall. He has been going to a psychologist every two weeks and was put on 40 mg of Strattera. This seemed to do great for awhile, but then his stomach started hurting. We reduced to 25 mg about a month ago, and his behavior has been getting alot worse. I switched him from parochial school to our local township school in the middle of the second grade last year because his teacher was verbally abusive to not only him but all the other children as well. I was afraid that this would make his self-esteem even worse considering that he was already having attention problems anyway.
The township school staff seemed real helpful at first and willing to work with my husband and I on getting him evaluated. But now that he has been diagnosed, it seems like they think that was a magic bullet, and he should not be having anymore outbursts. We are still on this rollercoaster of trying to get his medicine adjusted. He has been having trouble this week in after school care with not listening and following rules, and they have told us about this. My husband has also informed them about the lower dosage of medicine. Today he got in trouble for playing in a water fountain and running down the hall in the before school program. They called my husband at work (didn't bother to call me) and said that he was suspended from the before/after school program next week. I don't know why, but I felt like I had been betrayed by the school and that my child had been discriminated against because of this illness. Granted he does need to learn to take responsibility for his actions, but I guess I was too hopeful in finding a school that would be nurturing to this disability. I haven't been able to stop crying since this afternoon, and now I can't even go to bed without feeling like my heart is breaking. I don't know where to turn or what to do next. I'm so tired . . . and all I can picture is my talented beautiful little boy becoming a delinquent and graduating to prison someday. Can someone please help me?
I'm new to this group. I have an 8 year old son who was diagnosed ADD this last Fall. He has been going to a psychologist every two weeks and was put on 40 mg of Strattera. This seemed to do great for awhile, but then his stomach started hurting. We reduced to 25 mg about a month ago, and his behavior has been getting alot worse. I switched him from parochial school to our local township school in the middle of the second grade last year because his teacher was verbally abusive to not only him but all the other children as well. I was afraid that this would make his self-esteem even worse considering that he was already having attention problems anyway.
The township school staff seemed real helpful at first and willing to work with my husband and I on getting him evaluated. But now that he has been diagnosed, it seems like they think that was a magic bullet, and he should not be having anymore outbursts. We are still on this rollercoaster of trying to get his medicine adjusted. He has been having trouble this week in after school care with not listening and following rules, and they have told us about this. My husband has also informed them about the lower dosage of medicine. Today he got in trouble for playing in a water fountain and running down the hall in the before school program. They called my husband at work (didn't bother to call me) and said that he was suspended from the before/after school program next week. I don't know why, but I felt like I had been betrayed by the school and that my child had been discriminated against because of this illness. Granted he does need to learn to take responsibility for his actions, but I guess I was too hopeful in finding a school that would be nurturing to this disability. I haven't been able to stop crying since this afternoon, and now I can't even go to bed without feeling like my heart is breaking. I don't know where to turn or what to do next. I'm so tired . . . and all I can picture is my talented beautiful little boy becoming a delinquent and graduating to prison someday. Can someone please help me?
and welcome to our forum.
I think you should shearch through our med-section for further info.
Hang around here, I´am sure you´ll find great support and understanding from here!
My son is also 8 years old and has been diagnosed with adhd.He is agressive,loud,verbally abusive,he cant concentrate and he cant sit still AT ALL...etc.