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6yo step-son with ADHD and ODD..
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<blockquote data-quote="adhd.odd.parent" data-source="post: 507193" data-attributes="member: 13890"><p>His mom and his dad divorced when he was about 1 1/2, and I came into the picture when he had just turned 2.. We lived in Ga until he was 4, his mom was really never in the picture full time, she pops in and out when having kids suits her, as she still does to this day, then that is when they went to stay with their mom while hubby was in basic training/ait, so about 6 months there, then they moved back in with us in north Ga, then we got orders to move to Tx which is where we are now. The only thing that has really remained a solid constant in his life is his sister, they are always together no matter where they have been. Being in the Army makes it hard to have the same dr, therapist, etc.. As far as school, he did really well in the outpatient program, he went to school there and came home at night, I think mainly because it was more one on one, there was only one other kid there his age, and the rest were teens, so he got more focused attention than he does at his public school where it is one to twenty-two. His grades are really good, he just has trouble behaving at school. Before he was admitted, he got written up because he had his color changed so many times that day that there was no more colors left. The biggest rules he breaks now are not following directions, and not making good choices.. It is really vague, and I wish his teacher would be more specific on her daily behavior charting. At his conference I requested, she told me that his biggest issue is blurting things out, he also does this at home a lot. If he thinks of something, it shoots out like a rocket, wether someone is talking, or on the phone, it doesn't matter. She said it's usually simple things like he needs a tissue, in the middle of her teaching the class he will just blurt it out. He also has trouble with stealing things. He has stolen from the grocery store, his classmates, his teacher, etc. I know that the moving around and his mom being in and out of his life causes a lot of this. When he was in the program, the nurses thought he was stupid, because he wouldn't try to do the work, and he would tell them he didn't know how to do any of the work. He tried to do the same thing to my husband when he came home for R&R, his homework sheet (which is the same every day, just a different letter) he tried to tell his daddy that he didn't know how to do it, and that he didn't know his sight words. He is very manipulating by trying to get others to do things for him that he knows how to do, for instance, making his bed, he knows how, but if he doesn't want to, he tries to get someone else to do it for him. I really think there is something else besides odd/adhd going on with him... The army has a efmp program, which has respite care, I am working on getting him enrolled, I just have to find the time between three kids, two therapy appts. a week, and one with his psychiatric a month.. Today was his first day on the Vyvanse, he didn't get in trouble at school, but we did have some trouble at a friend's house around 5pm, he stole a toy from their house.. His therapist suggested taking 2.5mg of Ritalin about 4pm because the Vyvanse tends to wear off around then.. But of course, I only have one left, and no refills.. So that option is out until his next dr's appointment at the end of the month... Sorry it's so long, I'm trying to fit everything in there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adhd.odd.parent, post: 507193, member: 13890"] His mom and his dad divorced when he was about 1 1/2, and I came into the picture when he had just turned 2.. We lived in Ga until he was 4, his mom was really never in the picture full time, she pops in and out when having kids suits her, as she still does to this day, then that is when they went to stay with their mom while hubby was in basic training/ait, so about 6 months there, then they moved back in with us in north Ga, then we got orders to move to Tx which is where we are now. The only thing that has really remained a solid constant in his life is his sister, they are always together no matter where they have been. Being in the Army makes it hard to have the same dr, therapist, etc.. As far as school, he did really well in the outpatient program, he went to school there and came home at night, I think mainly because it was more one on one, there was only one other kid there his age, and the rest were teens, so he got more focused attention than he does at his public school where it is one to twenty-two. His grades are really good, he just has trouble behaving at school. Before he was admitted, he got written up because he had his color changed so many times that day that there was no more colors left. The biggest rules he breaks now are not following directions, and not making good choices.. It is really vague, and I wish his teacher would be more specific on her daily behavior charting. At his conference I requested, she told me that his biggest issue is blurting things out, he also does this at home a lot. If he thinks of something, it shoots out like a rocket, wether someone is talking, or on the phone, it doesn't matter. She said it's usually simple things like he needs a tissue, in the middle of her teaching the class he will just blurt it out. He also has trouble with stealing things. He has stolen from the grocery store, his classmates, his teacher, etc. I know that the moving around and his mom being in and out of his life causes a lot of this. When he was in the program, the nurses thought he was stupid, because he wouldn't try to do the work, and he would tell them he didn't know how to do any of the work. He tried to do the same thing to my husband when he came home for R&R, his homework sheet (which is the same every day, just a different letter) he tried to tell his daddy that he didn't know how to do it, and that he didn't know his sight words. He is very manipulating by trying to get others to do things for him that he knows how to do, for instance, making his bed, he knows how, but if he doesn't want to, he tries to get someone else to do it for him. I really think there is something else besides odd/adhd going on with him... The army has a efmp program, which has respite care, I am working on getting him enrolled, I just have to find the time between three kids, two therapy appts. a week, and one with his psychiatric a month.. Today was his first day on the Vyvanse, he didn't get in trouble at school, but we did have some trouble at a friend's house around 5pm, he stole a toy from their house.. His therapist suggested taking 2.5mg of Ritalin about 4pm because the Vyvanse tends to wear off around then.. But of course, I only have one left, and no refills.. So that option is out until his next dr's appointment at the end of the month... Sorry it's so long, I'm trying to fit everything in there! [/QUOTE]
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