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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 367588" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>i'm just skimming too and i'll come back and read more, so forgive me if this has been said...</p><p> </p><p>i'm a firm believer that behavior(s) are a form of communication. and from what i saw, your son's major meltdown issues are surrounding therapy--he's telling you something, loud and clear.</p><p>it could very well be the unexperience of the therapists. it could be that the physical act of writing/drawing is an impossibly hard task for him. it certainly could be a rebound effect of the focalin.</p><p> </p><p>but your son is "screaming" for help.</p><p> </p><p>i understand the mentality of wanting to do everything to help your child, and ABA is a proven modality (so they say)....but if you dont have someone proficient in implementing ABA it can have disasterous results....it might be interesting to see how his meltdowns are if you backed off on therapy for a bit. (or, how is he on the off days? do you see the same meltdown patterns when there is no therapy?)</p><p> </p><p>the suggestion to keep a diary is an excellent one--i just use a calendar and jot a word or two...like meltdown:2pm-homework. as much as i *think* i know what cause X, when its on paper, in my face, i can really say, OH, thats it!</p><p> </p><p>as for the gluten-free, casein-free diet...again, is a modality that works--*IF* you have a child with the gastro or allergy component. quite frankly, its a ginormous pita to just do for no real reason, and as midwest pointed out, will do very little, if nothing, if not truly needed other than aggravate and bankrupt mom. and its really not wise to start until you have your child tested for gluten/casein intolerance--removing g/c from your diet prior to testing will skew the results and you'll never know for sure *IF* you need to do it.</p><p> </p><p>i'm also a firm believer that just because a child has issues, we as parents cant throw common sense out the window. yes, certain "typical" parenting things have to be tweaked, but some dont--like, would anyone here let their typical kid eat birthday cake three meals a day, every day?, of course not <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. </p><p> </p><p>the fact you are posting here re:meltdowns/therapy speaks volumes....something isnt sitting right in your gut. </p><p> </p><p>listen to it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 367588, member: 8831"] i'm just skimming too and i'll come back and read more, so forgive me if this has been said... i'm a firm believer that behavior(s) are a form of communication. and from what i saw, your son's major meltdown issues are surrounding therapy--he's telling you something, loud and clear. it could very well be the unexperience of the therapists. it could be that the physical act of writing/drawing is an impossibly hard task for him. it certainly could be a rebound effect of the focalin. but your son is "screaming" for help. i understand the mentality of wanting to do everything to help your child, and ABA is a proven modality (so they say)....but if you dont have someone proficient in implementing ABA it can have disasterous results....it might be interesting to see how his meltdowns are if you backed off on therapy for a bit. (or, how is he on the off days? do you see the same meltdown patterns when there is no therapy?) the suggestion to keep a diary is an excellent one--i just use a calendar and jot a word or two...like meltdown:2pm-homework. as much as i *think* i know what cause X, when its on paper, in my face, i can really say, OH, thats it! as for the gluten-free, casein-free diet...again, is a modality that works--*IF* you have a child with the gastro or allergy component. quite frankly, its a ginormous pita to just do for no real reason, and as midwest pointed out, will do very little, if nothing, if not truly needed other than aggravate and bankrupt mom. and its really not wise to start until you have your child tested for gluten/casein intolerance--removing g/c from your diet prior to testing will skew the results and you'll never know for sure *IF* you need to do it. i'm also a firm believer that just because a child has issues, we as parents cant throw common sense out the window. yes, certain "typical" parenting things have to be tweaked, but some dont--like, would anyone here let their typical kid eat birthday cake three meals a day, every day?, of course not :-). the fact you are posting here re:meltdowns/therapy speaks volumes....something isnt sitting right in your gut. listen to it :-) [/QUOTE]
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