RE: [SPAM]Re: Re: THE MEDICATED CHILD

[Guest guest]

You're immediate response should have been to record in the minutes that the

school is refusing to meet the needs of XXXXX (Child's name). You also

should have recorded the exact recommendations about medication.

I would request mediation too on this issue.

S.

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Deanna

Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:36 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: [sPAM]Re: Re: THE MEDICATED CHILD

At ARD mtg yesterday, I was told that they school system could do nothing

more for my child than what they are doing now. After the diagnosis of

Autism, the psychiatrist believed that the self contained would be the best

place for my son since he was so far behind. The only problem is that my

school district doesnt have self contained classrooms. They did away with

all of them. They only have the alternate education for severe cases and

everyone else is in general education. I said all this to say that they told

me to check into more medication for my son. They told me to think about 3-4

meds mixture. They said that might help my son with his education. They also

said that they would not accept the evaluation done by outside psychiatrist

and psycologist. They kept their own that states my son is ADHD. I HATE that

our school system has become a pill pusher to make their jobs easier and

save them money by not offering certain class settings.

fridgudare2003 <toxicangels2@... <mailto:toxicangels2%40comcast.net>

> wrote: Risperdal (an antipsychotic) nearly sent my father to a nursing

home. Luckily there were 2 pharmacists in the family who realized

what was going on and had the drug discontinued. Otherwise he'd be

in a nursing home today instead of at home with my Mother.

He didn't have the indications for an antipsychotic to begin with

(he'd had a stroke). He became psychotic on the drug but went back

to normal after it was discontinued.

I'm not saying that these drugs are never needed but I am saying that

a lot of times people are dealing with side effects of medication and

don't even know it.

Vicki

The TV program PBS

> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/

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