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difficult child and I toured Juv Det Fri the 13th. We waited in the new bldg, and a man named Ron walked us over to the old facility across the street. He said he couldn't give us a tour of the new bldg for confidentiality reasons (the kids are under 18). It was satisfyingly morose and draconian. Peeling...

We just got back from the PO mtng. They did a drug screen. It was positive for spice. difficult child swears he hasn't done anything. I suggested it may be the drugs already in his system. I gave the PO the psychiatrist's biz card. I am trying to be neutral. I just want to crawl back into bed. Cross your fingers...

difficult child 2 has been getting his healthcare through the VA. They had him on all kinds of medications, steroids for a supposed asthma (NO pulmonary function test was performed), atavan for restless arm, ambien for insomnia and others I can't even remember. They got him off those medications and some doctor saw him for...

For nearly 10 years my son has been on some kind of stimulant. Recently he began having trouble with elevated blood pressure and heart rate. In particular his heart rate. After going a few days without medications (Focalin) his level went down to normal so starting tomorrow he is on his own until we...

i remember reading an article a while ago that caffeine helps some children with behavioral issues. I think that article was specific about kids with ADHD. While Difficult Child is does not have that, I was wondering if it would help him stay calm. Anyone have any input?

Hi everyone - Just joined, looking for some advice and support. For the past 7 months I have been living with my girlfriend and her 8 year old son, who I love and care for immensely. He is a sweet, handsome and intelligent boy, but I am insanely worried about the trajectory he is on. He has been...

Hello I am a mom of a child diagnosed with ADHD. He currently takes Concerta 27 mg and I find him gradually become more aggressive everyday. When he was on Ritalin I very, very rarely had an issue with aggression with him. I am doing everything that his doctor and neurologist are telling me to...

Halo, all I am not new to this forum, but I am new to Easy Child......I had posted often on the GP side :) We have been having more and more school issues with my little dude, who is 4 and a halve years old! Please could you give me a reality check on this situation! I posted before about little dude...

Well, I posted a few weeks back that my easy child/difficult child 2 had turned from doing fair to becoming a complete nightmare after adding Zoloft into his medication mix. The only choice was to of course discontinue the Zoloft & start him on Risperdal, which has helped some, but not completely (maybe 50%...

My 5 year old son was on day 2 of VBS. On day 1 his teacher said he was put in time out for pushing the other kids around. Today, with 15 minutes until it let out for the day, the director calls pleading with me to come inside, skip the pick up line and come get your child. I go inside...

My son is 4 (getting close to 5 now) and has ADHD. In July, we tried a Daytrana 10mg patch for 10 days. He did great for the first 7 days... although he wasn't sleeping well and would only eat a few bites for lunch. The problem is that he started to have a terrible crash about an hour after...

Hi , Im new here and hoping that someone can give me some advice . I am happily married with three children 9 , 5 and 2 , my 9 year old was recently diagnosed with ADHD and ODD and i just cant tell you how hard life is . Firstly he is like Jekyl and Hyde sometimes you could not wish for a nicer...

difficult child started having trouble breathing last week accompanied by vomiting, and we took him to the doctor. they said something about his heart beats fast because he is little and so he has to breathe faster and don't worry about it. (yeah, okay....and this doctor specializes in both behaviour issues...

I'm new to the site, but I am hoping to get some words of encouragement/advice.. I guess I'll start from the beginning.. When my step-son was about 2 1/2 yrs old we noticed he was very defiant, got into a lot of things (baby proofing was useless), destructive, etc. We thought it was just...

I really need some support from people who have been there. Background- Brendan is extremely smart. Lacks social skills, patience, manners, respect, etc. He was finally diagnosed with ADHD last year and was put on Ritalin and Celexa for his social anxieties. (scared of crowds) He has not hit...

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted here though I still come occasionally to read posts. We are still in Morocco - after to-ing and fro-ing about where to go, I decided in the end that continuity was the most important thing. J has started at a new school here, kind of...

Ok, this is the third time I've tried to write this, so I don't think it will be as long and drawn out, but maybe it will, I am pretty frustrated lol. My first ? is what are all the acronyms? The difficult children and such. Ok, so I already pretty much knew for the last 8-12 months that my son was ADHD...

So while still struggling with school finding we are also struggling to get little dude on propper medications for ADHD! Because he had bad heart pulpitations, sweating, exct on Strattera, we stopped it... He first had to go for ECG and heart sonar today, casting whapping R2000, before neuro wanted...

Hi...I'm new to this group (and so pleased to have found a group so precisely targeted to what I go through with my son AND with such useful information). My son is 9 yrs old and has been taking medications (mainly Ritalin) for ADHD since he was 6 yrs & in Kindergarten. We have changed his dosage...

I just joined this site today and after reading all the comments, I am so glad it's not just my son with these issues. He has always been very argumentative, especially when he doesn't get his way, will be very persistent until you do give in, and disrupts the entire family. We too have tried...