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It's been forever since I've posted...I remember when I couldn't go even a few hours without coming here for help...anyway I've been so busy..I haven't forgotten you...and I'm still living with difficult child's ....anyway tonight difficult child 2 was so high strung and hyper that I decided I would finally try one of...

sent to her by a mother of a child with Autism....... Happy Holidays to all....... Twas the night before Christmas And all through the house The creatures were stirring Yes, even the mouse We tried melatonin And gave a hot bath Asleep early for Christmas? ...an unlikely path The...

Hi All- My difficult child just started to take Intuniv, which is long acting guanficine-with benefits. It is supposed to target impulsivity, agitation, frustration, activity level, and even help with attention. I believe it is also supposed to help with tics. We're starting it slowly 1 week at 1 mg, one...

So instead of visiting this forum lately, I've gotten stuck on facebook. It's been fun reconnecting with old friends (we can live this fantasy life-I've yet to mention to anyone that I've reconnected the details of my difficult child life). Anyway...these days I'm plaing farmville and word cafe.... A...

We went to the doctor tonight and he recommended that we try either provigil and/or nuvigil to treat adhd symptoms. He recently trialed focalin and had a terrible reaction/rage. And although the vyvanse is helpful, he recently started tics in the spring and they aren't going away. The vyvanse...

Sorry I haven't been around too much lately....We've survived the summer...the usual up and downs... as good as can be expected; some camp, some visiting with relatives and some quiet time(not really..I just wish my kids could be in the same room without aruging....is it just me?? :knockedout...

I was just wondering how everyones difficult child handles the summer. Personally, I think I prefer my kids going to school than being off in the summer. They tend to do really well within the stucture of the school day. When they come home they fall apart. For us the hardest part of the year is waking...

This morning husband and I had plans to be out of the house for about 7 hours to attend a party for a friend from college. Somehow as we were running around getting ready we each gave difficult child 2 his medicine; so he recieved double dosage. I stayed pretty calm and called the docs and pharmacy to make...

I was recently at an evaluation meeting and the team decided to code someone Other Health Impaired due to a diagnosis of Downs Syndrome. This child did not meet the criteria for MR due to adaptive scales.... Do you think that any child with diagnosis for Fragile X, Willer Prader etc.. can...

Here are some good math links-- http://www.harcourtschool.com/hspmath/na/index.html http://resources.oswego.org/games/ I love to have my boys play these games on-line... Also when my kids get spelling homework that asks them to make a word find or scramble up their words ( I personally hate...

Sorry I haven't been around too much--Two weeks ago I checked out Facebook...and wow it sure can be addicting... Anyway...difficult child 1 started this new tic about 5 days ago where he is shrugging his shoulder and moving his head side to side rapidly multiple times a minute all day long !!! He has been...

Has anyone ever tried cogmed training? It is supposed to help children improve their working memory...and is recommended for children/adults who have working memory and/or executive function deficits. I've been hearing some chatter about it and wondered if anyone has any feedback on this...

So for many reasons we have decided to eliminate trileptal and trial lamictal instead. Please wish us luck.... I have been so scared because difficult child has been on the trileptal abilify combinatin since 5 1/2 and he is now almost 9 years old. We did add lexapro back in April. Anyway I wrote a long...

Here is a link which describes some vision issues....There are many kids out there that are misdiagnosed with other issues when in reality are suffering with eye issues. So now I wonder is my child Learning Disability (LD)...does he need reading interventions or vision therapy? http://www.childrensvision.com/

difficult child 1 started complaining at the end of the school year that he was having more trouble than ever with reading....he wasn't really complaining, but I saw that he was having trouble....he was losing his place (tracking issues), inserting and deleting little words and adding prefixes and suffixes...

So tonight, rather than coming in when called, difficult child decided to run off to the park....and behind a few houses.... I did not chase after him because I knew he was safe and he'd only run more if I chased him.... After a few minutes I look outside and I see him...I call out his name and tell him...

difficult child 1 finally got an IEP !!! :applause:He was coded other health impaired due to adhd and Tourette's Syndrome......personally I would have preferred an Learning Disability (LD) code because that is what I truly believe is causing him to have difficulty with reading and writing....however all you need is a code...The IEP will be...

So many power outages has caused our school system to close for the day.....:surprised1: If only the day care was open I'd be doing the happy dance.....:cutie_pie: Now I have them with me all day long !! :clubbing:What a joy! Anybody want to join us for the day ?! Actually, it was a...

Someone was asking in Special Education 101 about reading comprehension programs. Any thoughts on the effectiveness of the Soar to Success to Reading program for middle school students? Are there any other reading comprehension programs you would recommend? My older difficult child 2 seems to be having...

Just wondering if Lamictil helps with mania? I do know that it is a mood stabilizer and tends to be good with helping the depressive side of things....but what about mania/hypomania? difficult child 2 has been on lamictil for about 5 weeks....He just seems to be hyper...non-stop...