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    Anyone have an older teen/young adult who was diagnosis'd with ODD as a child?

    My son was diagnosis'd with ADHD and ODD in Kindergarten. He still has these characteristics at age 17. What has helped your child? Are they still like this? Did they outgrow it? How is their life now? Oppositional Defiant Disorder ⚠️Angry and irritable mood: ✓Often and easily loses temper ✓Is...
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    I haven't posted here since 2014

    I had forgotten (again) about this board. I discovered it in 2007 before my son started Kindergarten. Posted for a few years and then found The B Team on Facebook in 2015. Haven't been too active there for the past couple of years either. My son is now 17. I pulled him out of public school to...
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    Revoke consent for Special Education

    Has anyone ever revoked their consent for special education services because they do not agree with the school district and have been fighting too long and have realized nothing is going to change? That's where I am right now. I just want to make sure I am not making a huge mistake by revoking...
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    If you disagree with IEP

    I read all the time, if you disagree with the IEP - DO NOT SIGN IT. Ok, so then what? Our district only has you sign that you attended the meeting. I always sign my name and write "in attendance but not necessarily in agreement". Still, then what? So they know you don't agree and they...
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    I completely lost it today!

    Well I was in the process of writing here asking for advice on something else when I got another dreaded call from school. And that was the end of my sanity.... I lost it. I completely lost my mind. I went to the school and unleashed 7 & 1/2 years of my frustration. I flipped my lid and...
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    Help with school

    Hi All, It's been awhile since I last posted. I need some help with the school and some advice. A little background: -difficult child has had an IEP for his ADHD/ODD since Kindergarten -Executive functioning deficits and visual processing problems were added from our independent evaluation last year -He is in...
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    How can I leave my dysfunctional marriage?

    I can no longer tolerate being married to a difficult child. My husband and my actual 12 yr old difficult child do not get along and my husband has decided he is no longer going to do ANYTHING! The house is literally falling apart around us. I quit my job 7+ years ago when I had my youngest son and have been a stay at home mom...
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    Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome

    I stumbled upon this today and decided to look it up. It is something recognized in Europe that falls on the Autism spectrum. If you feel Asperger's or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified don't fit - you might look at this. Features of PDA 1. Resisting demands obsessively This is the over-riding criterion for diagnosis...
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    When the school is nitpicking

    Just curious of any other parents have experienced this. The more you contact the school and expect them to hold up their end of the bargain the more they nitpick at your child. This school insists on punishing my child for every little petty behavior. It is absolutely unbelievable. It seems...
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    Strattera - side effects

    We are about 5-6 weeks in. 3 weeks at 18mg. 2.5 weeks at 40mg. Since the increase to 40mg here is what we are seeing: Testicular pain Body aches Flu like symptoms Muscle pain Insomnia Nightmares Headache I am really leaning toward not giving it anymore. These could all be related to something...
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    Strattera - testicular pain

    Has anyone experienced this? difficult child has been experiencing pain in his testicles and says there are lumps. Dr said everything is normal and he might just have some normal tenderness from stage 2 puberty. Thing is difficult child is convinced he has cancer. I decided to Google this symptom with Strattera since...
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    School is in punish mode - rather than teach mode

    I really need some advice about what to do re: my son's school. It has been a constant battle with them and the bottom line is they are in punish mode rather than teach mode and it is hurting my son. They nit pick and bully him - and whenever i speak up - it gets worse for him at school. The...
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    Alexithymia / DESR deficient emotional self-regulation

    These are two terms I was unaware of before now. I have been trying to figure out what causes oppositional behavior and am always reading and researching various things. I came across both of these today and wanted to put this out there in case it might be useful to others - and also to remind...
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    Total chaos and dysfunction

    We seem to be spiraling downhill and more out of control everyday Our entire household. Me and husband are barely hanging on. difficult child has divided us for sure. difficult child is abusing easy child by trying to control him all the time and then insulting him if he doesn't do what difficult child wants. It is utter chaos around here and...
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    School anxiety

    I really need some advice here. difficult child is really struggling this year with school (6th gr - elementary). He hates his teachers and doesn't have any real friends at school. He has been home the last 3 days sick and when I tell him he must go back tomorrow he melts down and cries and begs me not to...
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    Financial Assistance for home-schooling

    I am not sure this is the right place to post this - but I am wondering if anyone knows of any type of financial assistance available to help home-school when you have a child with special needs who is not doing well socially/emotionally in school. I have been trying to find a job since...
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    Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)

    What type of SDI should a difficult child get who has the following issues: poor task initiation poor task completion off task behavior poor peer relations organizationally challenged won't ask for help when needed He qualifies under Health Impaired in the areas of social emotional behavioral.
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    IEP - Length of assignment can be modified

    That's what it says in difficult child's IEP. Teacher keeps arguing with me when I finally get sick of it and staple together 5+ assignments that are either fully completed or partially completed and write a note on them for him to accept. What should I do?
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    I need help/advice on school evaluation issue

    I am literally sick to my stomach right now! We have a meeting on Monday to go over the 3 yr re-evaluation results. I requested a copy of the evaluation report today so I would have the weekend to look it over. If you remember from my other posts - I requested he be evaluated in many areas - they...
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    Executive Functioning

    Here is a great document I just found about EF and how it applies in the classroom when there is a breakdown in functioning. It gives examples and strategies. http://www.jerichoschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_5887727/File/Special%20Education/ExecutiveFunctioning.pdf
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