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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We also have a picky early elementary child on ADHD meds. Because his ADHD is so severe, stopping the medication is not an option. We coordinated with the school to have an accommodation that he can eat lunch whenever he feels hungry. That has helped tremendously. He now eats lunch when he gets hungry at 2 instead of eating nothing for the entire school day.

So during the week it looks like this: breakfast before meds, eats his lunch at school around 2 and/or at SACC ~4. Dinner around 6/6:30, 2nd dinner or snack around 7:45, sometimes comes downstairs ~8:30 saying he's hungry again so we allow another snack of peanut butter crackers. Asleep no later than 9. Rinse, repeat.  We also let him eat whatever he wants whenever he wants on the weekend and supplement all meals with Boost/Ensure/Pediasure (whichever he's in the mood for, we do not care and have all on hand) per pediatrician recommendation. This has helped him stop losing the weight. [/quote]

Great idea on eating at SACC. My SACCer doesn't always like SACC snack they try to keep extras of the non-perishable stuff but since she hates cereal and goldfish she doesn't have a lot of choice, I may try to see about keeping something there for her. [/quote]

I'm the pp. We keep Pediasure and a huge Costco size container of very specific crackers there as well so that if he eats his entire lunch at 2 he will have something available at SACC. Since they know our concern re: ADHD meds and weight, they are very amenable to it.[/quote]

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