. Teachers say that son's medicine is not working and that he has some social issues that need to be addressed.
1] Teachers are not doctors and cannot make that decsion. Teacher was out of line. You should be able to see if the medication is making any diference at home, too.
2] social issues? Duh! That comes with the adhd territory.
These are also signs of asperger's disorder. Has your son been evaluated for possible LDs or other problems?
Does your son have a good behavior modification plan? That along with meds does wonders to the point you may not need to increase his meds. The psychologist can help you with one for your son and when he does good you can reward him. A behavior modification plan will address behaviors no matter what the cause also. NVLD and ADHD have so much crossover that it is quite often difficult to know which your child has, or both. Have you had a fullneuropsychological evalutaion? A neuropsychologist would be able to diagnose NVLD and ADHD.congratualtions. Having a "plan" can be quite a relief.Near the end of the school year, my son was finished in his mind. His behavior always got worse near the end of the year, and he would settle again once he was finished. For about 3 years in a row I went to the Dr.s for more med.s, and finally realized it was a pattern. Thank goodness the doc realized it and wouldn't change the med.s. The ped. also knew there was often a bunch of parents coming in to talk about med.s at this time of the year.
My son's comprehension was also questioned, but he was never able to show on paper what he did know: It took too long. It wasn't found to be a L.D. but it is a good idea to have testing done to rule it out.
No wonder he doesn't like anything but fiction: its probably totally boring to him and he's avoiding it so far. Teachers.......
momiss239224.2783680556The teachers all noticed some things that I have been pointing out for two years. My husband doesn't know any better because he never had a point of reference until we got married and he was around my daughter. His meds aren't working, you can just tell. Stepson had some kind of test done at school and he has to take the results to his medical doctor that prescribed Strattera. I am not sure what kind of test it was or how it will help the doctor.
Everything the teachers said was good. I do not fault them at all for the things they said. They were right.
Hi jp74, that is great that the school is going to help your ss! Good news!
When I read your post and I quote you:
"He sees things as only fiction. Does not like non-fiction and can't relate to it." That could be a flag for Aspberger's syndrome. I do NOT want to scare you and your husband, but you may want to google it and find out more about aspberger's and see if any of the other signs of it pertain to your son.
Google it, there is lots of info. Granny Fran has grandchildren with it and she could also answer and ??'s for you!
Take care!!
Hi everybody...I have been reading most of these discussions concerning ADHD...
So husband had meeting with son's teacher's. Teachers say that son's medicine is not working and that he has some social issues that need to be addressed. They said his reading is good but does not comprehend things. He can't multi-task, can't take more than one direction at a time. Sees things as only fiction. Does not like non-fiction and can't relate to it. He is supposed to go back to medical doctor on the 30th for medicine. He is going to go ahead to 5th grade but will have a tutor this summer, go to counseling and will have Section 504 in 5th grade. This is all very good news!Hi JP74, Your ss is also at the right age where it can be diagnosed accurately, if he has it at all.
If he does, there is so much more out there than there ever was in the past for help.
If he doesn't have it, then you can work on what he does have and go from there.
He is very lucky to have YOU in his life!! You obviously really care about him.
Keep us updated!!
Thank you,
Beth
Bethann, I have already thought that. I did some research on it and he has alot of the signs. Just getting where we are now with husband and ex-wife both admitting there is a problem is a huge step. I am thinking that when stepson goes to the doctor next week, she will do more testing.
I just hate to see my stepson struggle. There is some conflict with husband and I since my daughter is in the same grade as stepson (different schools) and she makes straight A's.