Well, it's continued to be an interesting week, ending with tonight's last minute doctor appointment which confirmed that Justin does, in fact, have ADHD.
Yippee. And his doctor also confirmed that OCD and Tourette syndrome are also possibilites.
Are we having fun yet? Sigh... I have some forms to fill out and for his teachers at school to fill out and we're going to do some more testing.
Yay Motherhood! And then it's on to possible therapies!
So, does anyone know anything about Strattera? This is the med we were discussing (in addition to therapy) for ADHD. BUT, I am concerned that if he does, in fact, have Tourette syndrome, that some of the ADHD/ADD meds are counterproductive and/or actually increase the tics and other symptoms. So, anyone with any advice, knock yourself out. I'm an open book. And, just for the record, I have been totally stalling in admitting this to myself and to anyone else. Kind of a "ignore the elephant in the room and it'll go away" syndrome, you know? I am actually proud of myself for making and keeping the appointment. I was hoping we could just "fix" him at home. But his problems are just getting worse and nothing makes a permament difference.
Good times. Good times....
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And now, for the pictures you've all been waiting for! I FINALLY developed my 7 rolls of film from this fall. Ahem. You don't want to know the $$. In fact, I don't want to know the price!
Good times. Good times....
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And now, for the pictures you've all been waiting for! I FINALLY developed my 7 rolls of film from this fall. Ahem. You don't want to know the $$. In fact, I don't want to know the price!
Here we have Me, Justin and Corinne on our "date" to Starved Rock for the day.
The next few are at the pumpkin farm! (I can't figure out what I did to the pics to make them all smushed together, but I can't fix it.)
And just a cute pic with Evan and Corinne in their winter coats. I have TONS more, but I figured I'd take it slow, you know?
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Enjoyed the pictures! I bet it was fun to get all of them back :)
I have no advice about the meds for ADHD interferring w/Tourette syndrome, but aren't there different meds out now for ADHD? Could he try something else if the Strattera is counterproductive?
I have a friend who is going through some issues w/her son. I think he's on something for ADHD, but another friend was saying it was counterproductive because his real issue was possibly bipolar disorder and the meds for ADHD were not helping, but making worse the biopolar and his mood swings. I wonder if it was the same med. Sorry, not much help I know.
It is a good step that you were able to keep the appointment and realize that something more was going on and he needed some help outside of the home. I remember after Kayla was born I didn't really say anything to anyone about her diagnosis, I just figured they would figure it out for themselves when they saw her; but to this day I feel guilty for how I handled it because I think I did make it like you said, the elephant in the room, and maybe people weren't comfortable talking to me about it because I didn't bring it up first. Oh well ...hindsight and all that :)
I hope you're able to get some answers at the follow up testing he has and get him a good plan for school - will he have an IEP written up?
The pictures look great! I don't know anything about Strattera, I'm sorry you're having to go through this, but it sounds like you are taking positive steps. Now that you have a diagnosis you can move forward from there. Are you seeing your family doctor, or some sort of specialist?
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