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Mar 30, 2008 10:06AM in the Child Behavior Community
Yes, the red hair does contribute to his energetic and sometimes stubborn personality. He is also very entertaining, loves sports, and wants to take up tap dancing. Well, the 2nd grade teacher asked me in an alarming manner if I knew what reading level he was on, and I told her I didn't know, she said he is reading on a Kindergarten reading level. I then...
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Mar 28, 2008 08:58PM in the Child Behavior Community
The doctor did suggest that I get an appt with my son's PCP and ask for a referral to see a Neurologist and even though I am dying for answers and want t a solution, i really hope that there's not something neurologically wrong with him. Unfortunatley, when your child has ADHD, Bi-polar disorder, or ODD, or even depression there's no text book medication and...
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Mar 27, 2008 08:56PM in the Child Behavior Community
i don't know what else to do. My 7 year old son was diagnosed at 4 with having ADHD & ODD. He's been taking Adderall XR since he was 5. They recently changed his meds to Adderall XR & Straterra, since the ADHD was keeping him from gaining any weight and when he started 2nd grade the bottom fell out! I thought maybe 2nd grade work was just too hard for him...