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Tomorrow is the EKG.
Husband and I talked about the meds and if we get results back in time, we thought this weekend would be a good time to try it out. That way he will be with me and I can watch him closely for side-effects over the three day weekend.
But -
Son has decided that he does not want to be on meds, so we may postpone. I really don't feel comfortable forcing him to take medicine he doesn't want to take unless we just can't do without it. He pretty much hates the idea of taking any medicine ever.
So -
I'm willing to give it time and see if it helps if he exerts a lot of effort. I am pretty sure he's not trying very hard, but I'm also pretty sure there is an attention problem because this has been going on since kindergarten. So not only is he going to have to try, he's going to have to try really hard at school and practice reading quite a bit at home.
The speech therapist is wise to him (and his underachieving ways) now, which is a good thing. He got caught red handed not even trying to do his work today, so she called and talked to me. I told her, in polite terms, to feel free to bust his balls a little. And that his cute face was probably one of his worst enemies because it causes people (including me) to let him get by with stuff.
I'm not sure what we're doing yet. Probably need to sit down, me, the ST, and son and talk about whether or not he can improve his habits. Also wouldn't hurt to see if I can get a consult with a pharmacist to explain to me boy how the medication works and what he could expect.
I just need someone that is willing to not talk down to him (all my kids get annoyed when people pull that) and willing to answer some questions from someone who doesn't spit words out very fast.
Maybe while I'm at it I could leap a tall building in a single bound . . .
Husband and I talked about the meds and if we get results back in time, we thought this weekend would be a good time to try it out. That way he will be with me and I can watch him closely for side-effects over the three day weekend.
But -
Son has decided that he does not want to be on meds, so we may postpone. I really don't feel comfortable forcing him to take medicine he doesn't want to take unless we just can't do without it. He pretty much hates the idea of taking any medicine ever.
So -
I'm willing to give it time and see if it helps if he exerts a lot of effort. I am pretty sure he's not trying very hard, but I'm also pretty sure there is an attention problem because this has been going on since kindergarten. So not only is he going to have to try, he's going to have to try really hard at school and practice reading quite a bit at home.
The speech therapist is wise to him (and his underachieving ways) now, which is a good thing. He got caught red handed not even trying to do his work today, so she called and talked to me. I told her, in polite terms, to feel free to bust his balls a little. And that his cute face was probably one of his worst enemies because it causes people (including me) to let him get by with stuff.
I'm not sure what we're doing yet. Probably need to sit down, me, the ST, and son and talk about whether or not he can improve his habits. Also wouldn't hurt to see if I can get a consult with a pharmacist to explain to me boy how the medication works and what he could expect.
I just need someone that is willing to not talk down to him (all my kids get annoyed when people pull that) and willing to answer some questions from someone who doesn't spit words out very fast.
Maybe while I'm at it I could leap a tall building in a single bound . . .
