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<blockquote data-quote="geekparent" data-source="post: 380209" data-attributes="member: 9109"><p>Thanks for all the replies and responses.</p><p></p><p>The Girl (TG) was and has been doing fine on the Intuniv through all of summer, then school started and wham! We're right back where we were before. It's almost like she can't take the added pressure and expectations of a classroom environment, which really suck if that's the case because she has to be in school. No place else for her. That being said, she was like this BEFORE the Intuniv. The only thing the intuniv seems to help with is that she actually sleeps (more frequently) at night and she isn't completely bouncing off the walls or running around like a wind-up toy constantly.</p><p></p><p>I know she's not doing it on purpose, I really do, but where does one draw the line? She's smart, so if she comes home and we say "Oh you're not doing it on purpose," she will milk that and use it as often as possible. I don't want to ignore the behavior, even if it isn't purposeful because I don't want to give her fodder for later. On the other hand, I don't want to discipline too strongly because I know that it's not all her fault. (However, planting herself in the chair in the principal's office and flat out refusing to pick up a pencil and complete her math worksheet was willful disobedience)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the aggression only shows up when she's angry or frustrated (which can happen very easily with her over the slightest minutia). She's not always aggressive. At home, she can stomp off to her room, though she has been known to throw things. In school, she simply hits and kicks and attacks. I've only seen her push/hit/kick one of her friends about three times, but that's a home situation where we can usually defuse the situation before it gets that bad. The problem is that it shows up with probably 50% more regularity (maybe more) in school than it does at home. </p><p></p><p>TG takes karate, but to be honest, I haven't seen any change in her aggressive tendencies. I feel like I'm watching money go down the drain every time I watch her at karate and then have to deal with a day like today and yesterday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geekparent, post: 380209, member: 9109"] Thanks for all the replies and responses. The Girl (TG) was and has been doing fine on the Intuniv through all of summer, then school started and wham! We're right back where we were before. It's almost like she can't take the added pressure and expectations of a classroom environment, which really suck if that's the case because she has to be in school. No place else for her. That being said, she was like this BEFORE the Intuniv. The only thing the intuniv seems to help with is that she actually sleeps (more frequently) at night and she isn't completely bouncing off the walls or running around like a wind-up toy constantly. I know she's not doing it on purpose, I really do, but where does one draw the line? She's smart, so if she comes home and we say "Oh you're not doing it on purpose," she will milk that and use it as often as possible. I don't want to ignore the behavior, even if it isn't purposeful because I don't want to give her fodder for later. On the other hand, I don't want to discipline too strongly because I know that it's not all her fault. (However, planting herself in the chair in the principal's office and flat out refusing to pick up a pencil and complete her math worksheet was willful disobedience) Anyway, the aggression only shows up when she's angry or frustrated (which can happen very easily with her over the slightest minutia). She's not always aggressive. At home, she can stomp off to her room, though she has been known to throw things. In school, she simply hits and kicks and attacks. I've only seen her push/hit/kick one of her friends about three times, but that's a home situation where we can usually defuse the situation before it gets that bad. The problem is that it shows up with probably 50% more regularity (maybe more) in school than it does at home. TG takes karate, but to be honest, I haven't seen any change in her aggressive tendencies. I feel like I'm watching money go down the drain every time I watch her at karate and then have to deal with a day like today and yesterday. [/QUOTE]
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