This is Timmy's third week of school. So far we've been told only good things from his teacher!
The mornings are struggle and every day getting him to take his medication because more and more difficult. For the first few days of the higher dose (10mg) he seemed to be doing really well from about 8:30-3/3:30. But now on the days he's home all day I don't see much diffrence. ut the Dr asked me to wait at least another week and let him "settle into this dosage" before we make any decisions.
This blog has been created to record the journey of finding answers to the issues we have experienced with our son Timmy, 5 1/2 years old at the creation of this blog.
Bill of Rights for Misunderstood Kids
HELP ME TO FOCUS...Please teach me through my sense of touch. I need "hands-on" and body movement.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT...Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine. Give me an advance warning if there will be changes.
WAIT FOR ME, I'M STILL THINKING...Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I'm rushed, I get confused and upset.
I'M STUCK, I CAN'T DO IT...!Please offer me options for problem solving. If the road is blocked, I need to know the detours.
IS IT RIGHT? I NEED TO KNOW NOW...Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I'm doing.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T IN MY SEAT...!Please remind me to stop, think, and act.
AM I ALMOST DONE...?Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.
WHAT...?Please don't say "I already told you that." Tell me again, in different words. Give me a signal. Draw me a symbol.
I KNOW IT'S ALL WRONG, ISN'T IT...?Please give me praise for partial success. Reward me for self-improvement, not just for perfection.
BUT WHY DO I ALWAYS GET YELLED AT...?Please catch me doing something right and praise me for the specific positive behavior. Remind me--and yourself--about my good points when I'm having a bad day.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT...Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine. Give me an advance warning if there will be changes.
WAIT FOR ME, I'M STILL THINKING...Please allow me to go at my own pace. If I'm rushed, I get confused and upset.
I'M STUCK, I CAN'T DO IT...!Please offer me options for problem solving. If the road is blocked, I need to know the detours.
IS IT RIGHT? I NEED TO KNOW NOW...Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I'm doing.
I DIDN'T KNOW I WASN'T IN MY SEAT...!Please remind me to stop, think, and act.
AM I ALMOST DONE...?Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.
WHAT...?Please don't say "I already told you that." Tell me again, in different words. Give me a signal. Draw me a symbol.
I KNOW IT'S ALL WRONG, ISN'T IT...?Please give me praise for partial success. Reward me for self-improvement, not just for perfection.
BUT WHY DO I ALWAYS GET YELLED AT...?Please catch me doing something right and praise me for the specific positive behavior. Remind me--and yourself--about my good points when I'm having a bad day.
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