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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 383973" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>anonymous,</p><p></p><p>I want a normal life too. I never counted on this one. Honestly, the ADHD portion for my child is not helped by the medications he's on. He's very active from the moment the sun rises until it sets. He sleeps like a log though and is in bed by 8:30 every night. He still bounces and is chatty, but it's not a mania...and he never crashes, depression wise - but crashes in the sense of a 2 hour Sat nap occasionally. The Prozac struck something in him two years ago that made him finally open to work and learn at school. Once we started it he just blossomed in school (this kid only has missed 1 day of school since the first day of K). But he is in a therapeutic setting since 1st grade (he's there for behavior, rage issue, but functions 1.5 years ahead of his grade level).</p><p></p><p>At home things have been better. The rages have lessened since he's become older (8). The threatening behavior is few and far between, but he is physical, in moving his body around, but not attacking us. There was a period of time years ago that he was. He's come along way, but we've had help. Behaviorists in home (starting at age 3). psychiatrists, Tdocs, neuropsychologist, reg psychiatric evaluation, 1 hospitalization age 6, in home voluntary services, SD excellent assistance, IEP since first month of K, para, summer para, therapeutic horseback...you get the idea. husband and I have been at it for 5 years...I lost a job of 9.5 yrs because of difficult child. All that said I just had to speak to him for jumping on our bed...but he's been hyper since he came home and today entailed school, playing in yard with-dad after school, therapist appointment and after that soccer practice. So no, I'm sorry in the ADHD respect it doesn't, but for my difficult child it seemed to help ease the triggers that caused the rages. Again I can't say that its the medications or combo of medications and services we've been able to access that have helped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 383973, member: 3477"] anonymous, I want a normal life too. I never counted on this one. Honestly, the ADHD portion for my child is not helped by the medications he's on. He's very active from the moment the sun rises until it sets. He sleeps like a log though and is in bed by 8:30 every night. He still bounces and is chatty, but it's not a mania...and he never crashes, depression wise - but crashes in the sense of a 2 hour Sat nap occasionally. The Prozac struck something in him two years ago that made him finally open to work and learn at school. Once we started it he just blossomed in school (this kid only has missed 1 day of school since the first day of K). But he is in a therapeutic setting since 1st grade (he's there for behavior, rage issue, but functions 1.5 years ahead of his grade level). At home things have been better. The rages have lessened since he's become older (8). The threatening behavior is few and far between, but he is physical, in moving his body around, but not attacking us. There was a period of time years ago that he was. He's come along way, but we've had help. Behaviorists in home (starting at age 3). psychiatrists, Tdocs, neuropsychologist, reg psychiatric evaluation, 1 hospitalization age 6, in home voluntary services, SD excellent assistance, IEP since first month of K, para, summer para, therapeutic horseback...you get the idea. husband and I have been at it for 5 years...I lost a job of 9.5 yrs because of difficult child. All that said I just had to speak to him for jumping on our bed...but he's been hyper since he came home and today entailed school, playing in yard with-dad after school, therapist appointment and after that soccer practice. So no, I'm sorry in the ADHD respect it doesn't, but for my difficult child it seemed to help ease the triggers that caused the rages. Again I can't say that its the medications or combo of medications and services we've been able to access that have helped. [/QUOTE]
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