dual Diagnosis

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Hi Irene, both my sons who are turning 13 at the end of the month

have DS, Adhd, and ocd and their behaviours were off the wall many

times during their day. I did go see my pediatrician who did

diagnose the boys with adhd and ocd and referred us to a pediatric

psycologist and psycriatrist as well. We are followed by the

pediatric psycologist for the boys behaviours. He prescribe ritalin

for both boys using the 20 mg time release pill in the morning and

then 10 mg regular release at lunch time. We also tried clonodine

for Neil with .05mcg in the morning and .05 mcg at lunch time for

aggresion. I never told the school when I started the medication

because I wanted to see if there was a difference in the boys

behaviours and their attention span. There was a big difference and

the boys are now able to sit longer and concentrate on what they are

doing. The aggression and negative behavours has dimished greatly.

We tried on the clonodine this past spring and it has helped

control his impalsive behaviours. Both boys are doing very

well now and they are learning in leaps in bounds. Putting the boys

one medication was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, but I

could see the benefits of the medication and how much it has helped

both boys. I hope this helps. Thanks Caroline Mavridis proud mom to

Neil and Mavridis soon to be added to the teenage group on

September 30 they well be thirteen. I cannot beleive it.