an update and looking for thoughts

August 10, 2008

I have been a member since Nov when my child developed Tourette symptoms we

believe were strep throat related and have enjoyed reading all the posts. I

now feel it is time to post myself.

My son is 13 1/2 and went from an ASD, ADHD, LD diagnosis to his most recent

of before mentioned plus OCD and Tourette Syndrome. We have been going

through emotional hell with him over the last few months. Needless to say he

has

grown about 3 inches since the fall and we all know how puberty plays a

factor in all of this. These episodes come without rhyme or reason at times

but

he just emotionally melts down and his brain gets stuck on a downward

spiral. He had completed his first partial Hosp program at Childrens where

then

switched his meds and as I look at him now I still don't feel that he is where

he should be. Anxiety plays a HUGE factor in all this. Of course summer

camp has ended, school will start soon and that means heighten anxiety as well

has his placement not being ideal. His emotion development and academic

development is that of a 4th grader or less. I am bracing myself for what the

school year will bring and really feel that even though he is in a cross cat

class he needs a one on one aide. (trying to convince the school of that) We

agree that placing him in a therapeutic setting will not be good for him yet

the district he is in isn't either.

He lost himself on Friday and spiraled down so low with the shakes and

sweating and telling us he wanted his grandparents (who where visiting) dead

and

himself as well, for being this way. He could only listen to me and went on

and one about all kinds of injustices to him real or imagined. We finally

packed him into the car and headed to the emergency room. He was just gone....

Lucky for us the psyciatrist on call was his only one and she felt admitting

him would be detrimental to his health and anxiety so he escaped admission

and I now wait for his doctor to call me. I want to help him and don't know

where to turn. I know school will be extremely hard for him so I guess we

will just cross bridges as they come. The district says there is nothing out

there for him. I don't know if that is true but it seems that the therapeutic

day school won't fit. Any thoughts from the list? My poor son and I are

desperate and don't know where to turn.

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