Re sons treatment

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Unfortunately, the new doctor said now that the

school has contacted her she doesn't feel comfortable treating my son unless he

agrees to working with the school also. I think this is unfair to say the least

and was wondering if she can legally do that for just that reason?? I am trying

to be as politically correct as I can with the school but what my husband and I

feel like saying is the man does not know the first thing of OCD thats why we

dont want him involved! Also she did not approve of me weaning my son off of

BusPar after he is suffering suicidal ideations since taking it, we have a

appointment with the Psychiatrist next week to try a new med and she feels that

I am overstepping my bounds by making the decision to wean the meds due to the

suicidal ideations? I told her I work ten hours a day and my 14 year old is left

to himself, would you leave your child alone a hour away from you and continue

meds that are causing suicidal ideations frequently?He did not have the

Ideations prior to the meds , he also got Ideations on Prozac and had to switch

before for this reason I guess parents cant make these decisions UGH!

[Guest guest]

That is ridiculous. I can understand this doctor wanting your son to have

further support in the community. But there are many ways to go about this, and

ultimately it should be up to you and your son.

Can you make a fresh start with a new facility and psychiatrist?

Steph in VA

- age 16 (OCD, depression/anxiety, Asperger's & NVLD)

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> Thanks for the advice everyone. Unfortunately, the new doctor said now that

the school has contacted her she doesn't feel comfortable treating my son unless

he agrees to working with the school also.

[Guest guest]

I dont know. The want to give him a incomplete in math after missing a week and

a half of school? I dont get it the math teacher wont let him do the work at

home she needs to SEE him do it at school it make no sense like I said she saw

him do it the whole year why do the last two weeks make a difference??? I meet

with the principal friday and I will discuss it with him then.

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> > yes they are letting him do work at home byt they re stating that as far as

math is concerned they have to see him do the work to know if he really knows

it? I questioned this because he has been in school from setember to the third

week of may couldnt they have SEEN it then why do they need to see it the last

two weeks of school? It doenst make sense to me at all They are acting very

arrogant ad

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[Guest guest]

I don't know why they are giving you such a hard time...! They should be

helping you through this not putting up road blocks...

Best of Luck

[Guest guest]

I agree. I think because my son hides his ocd and anxiety at school they have a

hard time believing it even with the doctors evidence I always had this problem

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> I don't know why they are giving you such a hard time...! They should be

helping you through this not putting up road blocks...

> Best of Luck

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[Guest guest]

My own son has been in

regular public school with support for years, but next year he is

transferring to a private specialized school. It's

just been too hard for him to consistently keep his head above water, and

I've had to continuously advocate on his behalf with school staff just to

keep him from completely sinking at times. He's never been so debilitated

as to have to stay home from school and he has been quite functional for

periods of time, but the cumulative anxiety and depression he's had to

endure over the years has been more than enough to justify a change to a

specialized program. Plus, even though he is learning 'well enough', he is

not receiving full educational benefit, since he has to expend too much

energy just to cope. He could be doing so much better, academically,

socially and emotionally, in a more supported school setting with more

knowledgeable staff.

A child that is prone to crisis is likely to have recurrrences as the

academic and social stressors increase with each grade level. Staff is

supposed to be trained in each of these disorders, but often they are not.

There is only so much we can do as parent advocates to make these school

placements more appropriate. Sometimes a child is better off in a

specialized placement. Of course, many of those placements may not be right

for your child, either, but you have a right to visit, observe and ask

questions before deciding to put your child in a program. It may be that

only 1 out of 10 programs that you visit are the right fit for your child,

but once you find the right one it can make a world of difference. Just

something to consider in your journey through all this.

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> I still don't think they get it they mentioned a psychiatric school for

> him and I said he has been good for a year and a half this is a temporary

> crisis, why would he need that for a isolated meltdown? I don't think they

> get it. They said what if he had a meltdown next year in high school that

> would be detrimental to his education. The thing is they are supposed to

> know about ocd there are kids there that have bipolar disorder autism a

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[Guest guest]

I think we were all thinking they were tics. I never put anything past OCD but

did think it was a tic. Wasn't there another tic too?

Is amazing how well he's doing after 24 hours. Now, me, I'd be wanting to say

" duh! next time tell me it's OCD and boss it back! see how much better you

already are??!! " But, no, don't want to rub it in!

REALLY happy he's doing so much better. And school tomorrow! He should pat

himself on the back!

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> Well Son is going in to school tomorrow after 2 weeks off. He is bossing back

the OCD and stopped the throat clearing. This is also the second day of Inositol

and I am waiting for the psychologist to call to set up therapy. It is amazing

that once he told me about the compulsion and he fought it it almost stopped

within 24 hours I wish he had opened up sooner about this tic I was thinking he

may have tourettes ect

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