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Hi all,

I have been very busy lately and knew that this post would take a

while so I have been putting it off. Anyway, insisted on

getting up early this morning, so here I am at the computer.

We are still dealing with the kindergarten placement issue for

September. Our local school district decided to hold our meeting at

the very end to give as much time as possible to mature, so we

are still waiting on that. His preschool teacher is still

recommending an integrated type class for him which our town does

not have. The town next to us has an excellent reputation and does

have an integrated class so this might be the best choice, we just

don't know yet. The biggest problem with that is Becca. She has

severe anxiety issues (both kids are in the middle of psych

evaluations) and I don't know if she could handle going to school

without her brother (they are currently in the same school but

different classes).

When last we saw Dr H (in February) she was very happy with his

growth and weight gain. She did not change a single one of his

medications (but I need to call her, I think we need to up his

zantac). However, as regards his behavior, she noted that he was

displaying many PDD tendencies. She also told us that she is seeing

more and more RSS children with PDD tentancies and wanted us to take

him for a psych evaluation. saw the psych this past

Wednesday. After watching in action (he couldn't stop opening

and closing the doors or playing with the phones), and reading the

huge questionaire we had completed he decided that is

definitely PDD. He had been trying to reach Dr H and she actually

called back while Steve was there with . The two of them

talked and decided on the appropriate medication (risperdal). The

good news (if anything of this is good) is that the risperdal is

actually a better appetite stimulant than the periactin.

I am really concerned about what this means for 's future. I

am waiting for a written evaluation for school purposes, but am

worried that this means they will never want to transfer to a

mainstream class.

As for Becca, I am also waiting for her written evaluation. She has

been seeing the school psychologist 2x/week since October and is

making very little progress. She is an emotional wreck. She goes

from happy to hysterical in nothing flat. She had 3 consective

horrible days in school where they had to remove her from the

classroom. She was actually shaking she was so upset. She is now

screaming which she never did before. She is afraid of the silliest

things and runs out of the room if is playing a certain game

on his leapster (she doesn't like the music it plays). As of now,

her preschool teacher is recommending a regular classroom (she is

reading at least at a second grade level, but still requires plenty

of OT) with a one-on-one aide to deal with her outbursts. I hope

the psychiatrist comes up with something, as we are at our wits end

in how to solve her problems.

Anyway, that is our novel for now.

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 year old twins

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