Follow up Psych Appt Today

May 18, 2009

Hey all!

Figured I'd hit you all up for tips again!

Today's the 1-month follow up with the Psych.

Son Noah is recently 7. Dx ADHD/OCD/Anxiety. Has IEP. Psych said AS was a

possibility but he believed he could " keep Noah off of the Autism Spectrum " if

he treated the ADHD/OCD. On paper, wrote " Ruling out PDD-NOS. " Seemed to think

Bipolar was a real possibility too.

Noah has been on Tenex since the last appointment. I have seen no

improvement--if anything, his anxiety has worsened. The increase in appetite is

NOT worth it.

I'm leaning toward explaining all that and requesting to switch to a stimulant.

I'd rather have the decrease in appetite if it has to go ONE direction. What do

you think??

Noah's social issues were AWFUL last week. He had to be permanently separated

from another student and was told not to speak to her anymore. This was after a

meltdown at her and a group of kids. He rose and screamed " I've had enough! " at

the top of his lungs. I'm not exactly sure what prompted it, but from what I can

tell, he tries to hang with a group of kids, but doesn't take part in the

conversations they have--he instead tries to dominate the conversation with his

current obsessions (locks and fire alarms) and tries to tell them what they can

and can't do. When they don't listen, or try to tell him he's being " wierd " he

blows up.

He's also on edge at home--crying at the drop of a hat or getting intensely

worked up because we turned the door knob differently than he would.

There is 150-kid waiting list for the Neuropsych exam. They won't even schedule

him until he's #10. Probably will be a year. Signed up and waiting with bells

on.

HOW DO I GET SOMEONE TO PUT MORE WEIGHT/STRONGLY CONSIDER THE ASPERGERS DX??

In the examples I gave, do you agree that's what I should be pushing for? Or am

I off base?

Thanks everyone!

Lori Lashley

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