re: Kids's group, Joni, Jay, Rob

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I went ahead & sent a subscription notice to the kids's group for

's benefit. I promise I won't contribute any remarks of my own -

just read some of the messages to and then post anything that

has to say or ask in return. We see Dr. Small on Friday, so I'll

ask him about this, too. Jay, thanks for the response about

anyway, but you couldn't have known that has had other bathroom

issues for a year now - even at home.

Rob, I'd be very interested in knowing who you end up selecting in the DC

area and how things progress, since I live in the DC area (Herndon, VA),

too. We see Dr. Arnold Small, Ph.D., 1800 Town Center Drive, Suite 411,

Reston, VA 20190, . He has a very good reputation at my

children's school, I understand. He is a Diplomate in Clinical

Psychology and on the AMerican Board of Professional Psychology.

Joni! I just read your post and I'm amazed (and concerned) about 's

behavior. I think I'd be hiding the knives, too, if I were in your

position. I'm so sorry to hear the medicine for his mood disorder is

causing an allergic reaction and causing you to have to remove him from

it. I hope the doctor can find something to replace it fast! Poor

! Poor you!

-Jean

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> Joni! I just read your post and I'm amazed (and concerned) about

's

> behavior. I think I'd be hiding the knives, too, if I were in your

> position. I'm so sorry to hear the medicine for his mood disorder

is

> causing an allergic reaction and causing you to have to remove him

from

> it. I hope the doctor can find something to replace it fast! Poor

> ! Poor you!

> -Jean

Thanks

When it happened last summer, I didn't say much to this list about it

because I didn't want anyone to panic or become anxious. However, it

WAS a very traumatic experience for me AND . And, I should re-

emphasise that it was a completely IMPULSIVE act on his part. He

felt EXTREMELY remorseful afterwards. In fact, he was so remorseful,

it was hard to tell who was the victim!!! LOL I remember feeling

angry-- like hey--- my leg is bleeding and I can't walk and YOU are

falling apart???? Hello??? What about me??

Anyway, it was all due to the fact that ONE kid told him over the

summer that CHLORINE would make him sick if he swallowed it. After

that, he refused to go to the pool. He became almost house-bound

over the summer and wouldn't go outside. I asked him one time too

many if he wanted to go to the pool, and someone had just finished

peeling an orange and a knife was right there next to him. I doubt

that it would have happened if the knife was farther away.

He hasn't thrown another thing at me since. However, over the Xmas

break, he DID get too angry and went straight for my antique nativity

scene and threw one of the pieces on the floor. It shattered into a

million pieces. I was so mad. I MADE that nativity scene in a

ceramics class 25 years ago!!! The pieces cannot be replaced.

Sooo... we're still working on the anger and needs to get back

into therapy (he hasn't been since Thanksgiving). The Risperdal and

Luvox combo was working GREAT, then Risperdal started putting the

pounds on him, we took him OFF it 12/15, and the problems came

flooding back.

Now that Seroquil has been discontinued too (due to developing a

rash)... I'm holding my breath.

The overwhelmed Joni

Mom of , 20, 18, and 10