For once it’s going our way | ADHD Information
That's awesome! Time to celebrate!Good luck. Raising an ADHD kid is a challenge in the best of circumstances. We aim for the reasonably happy, productive adult as the long term Goal. In my case the journey was successful. Not easy mind you, but my son now would be a pleasure to know even if he wasn't mine.
Keep plugging.
BTW You have been a lot of help to a lot of people in this forum. I am giving a spot of applause, you deserve it.
Yours,
Dizfriz redux
Just had to put in writing how well things have gone lately. I feel like we've worked SO hard and suffered so much "stuff" for so many years, I never thought so mnay good turns would come together. One, I thik we're onto a decent med regiann for now anyway. We've recently added a small amount of Methylin ER to dd's Strattera and I've gotten multiple messages from school lately that she's been able to stay on task, is reading very well, very focused, not complaining. She even got all her check marks for the first time last week.
The even better news came earlier in the week. We've been battling it out with the school for a long time....you know the story. My daughter has mutliple LD's along with her ADHD and really does get good support at school, but still not enough, they really just dont get it. Anyway, they've agreed to pay tuition and transportation to a different school program (of my choice). I researched visited documented and put a TON of work into this venture with the guidance of my advocate, found the perfect program for her.
She will now go to a new school that is 11 months, summer is mainly recreational, they have PT/OT/Speech and social skills worked into the whole curriculum. So even if you dont need it, it's there. They have a HUGE recreational department and it's all run like a formal social skills group. They have a vocational component and life skills component built in for who needs it, and free tutoring and help for state testing! Although it is a SPED program it is housed in a regular High School so they can be mainstreamed out if applicable, but her class will be run with 3 teachers and an aide. She will need this for acadmeics, but we're hoping to mainstream for some electives. She ownt be that kid who stands out anymore, nor will she be the student who the teachers have to work so hard to support. How much better is she going to feel about herself! Plus she gets to do eighth grade in a high school 
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I've agonized over this decision and now that I've seen the program truly feel it is RIGHT. I hope we're in for brighter days 
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FANTASTIC!!! It's about time. What a long journey.
That sounds great- I am so happy for you bothWhat wonderful news! I'm so glad all your efforts have paid off and she'll get to attend the school that seems so good for her. Good for you for pushing so hard to get her in there.
I'm also thrilled to hear that she's tolerating the Methylin well. No tics, right?
Can you please tell me what state you are in? Also, what is the name of the school or the type, meaning if one exists here, I would love to look into that for my son as well. (I am in the Phoenix area). we are in Massachusetts. This program is not for everyone as they focus mainly on functional academics. So if your child is able to handle more advanced academics this is probably not the route to take. THAT SAID, there are also many, many different programs. I looked at so many. Some were alternative high schools, some were solely academics, most were vocational. They were all for kids who cannot function in the "regular" school environment. My guess would be to start by looking on your states dept of education website. Ours lists all collaboratives and private special ed schools. I just read every single website for both that were within an hour commute and started calling, then visiting them. This was after getting school to pay for and do evaluations showing she was not making effective progress at school. I've been going down this road for over a year. It was worth it all I think though. This really seems the right fit for her. We were lucky as our school was very on board and we didnt have to fight them too hard to agree to pay. This is quite expensive for the district. We could never afford it, not even the transportation. The commute alone is 45 minutes each way, but she doesnt care she LOVED it. She toured it then they let her spend a half day there, she LOVED it and they LOVED her, like I said it just felt right. Diane V39591.6796759259Congratulations! That is awesome!wahoooo...what a wonderful post. i'm glad this feels right for you and your dd.
shelley
Congrats diane. I am so happy for you both. You have helped me many times with great advice and understanding. It make me very happy to see things go well for you guys. NO TICS
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Great news Diane
That's great! When does she start at the new school?
June. They do an 11 month school year, summers half academics, half recreational. We are waiting until this school year ends for us, then she will transfer as of June 30 when they begin their summer curriculum. It's nice as she'll meet all the kids and teachers during the more relaxed summer session, then be more comfortable when they go back in September. Plus they do WAY more fun things on their twice a week field trips than I would be taking her to do .