WMD

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Hi everyone,

I haven't posted for a little while, so I thought I'd take a moment

to update you on my son .

About a month ago, we had him evaluated for ADD because of his work

in school and behavior at home. He was not completing assignemnts,

refusing to do home work, forgetting tasks/chores etc. Many of the

things that a person with ADD would do.

Monday we met with his pediatrician and learned he DOES NOT have ADD.

YEAH !!!

However, he does have WMD. No ! not Weapons of Mass Destruction,

although you'd think he did if you saw our house. The doctor and I

(mostly me) have concluded he has the more common form of WMD --

Writing Motivation Disorder. He hates any task associated with

writing. Looks like his TV viewing will be going way, way, way down

unless writing homework, school assignments and chores are completed

on time and with little prompting. Teen Titans will be getting a rest.

In other news, we had an IEP meeting yesterday. 's progress is

excellent. As soon as he gets his front teeth, he may no longer need

speech therapy. He still needs lots of OT and my wife needs a shrink

(but that'a another story -- actually, a lot of other stories). Also

the school informed us that they may drop him from his IEP and just

provide services under a 504. While we are very glad he is doing

well, we are not so pleased that they may discontinue his services

under IDEA and instead move to the less comprhensive 504. I think

there will be a lot more discussion on this next year. We shall see.

I just love it when they say these things under their breath, at the

end of the meeting as your getting up to leave.

I'll keep you posted on any further developments, like the day

actually cleans his room or picks up a toy to put it away.

Ken M