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[quote=Anonymous]That’s a tough situation. We had a similar kid - we got a adhd diagnosis at age 3 through kki because behavior and symptoms were so clear cut. We had to start medicating by age four because he was handsy and aggressive to other kids in preschool despite the best of supports all round. He still needs to be medicated at age 11, because without it he’d be climbing all over other kids and pissing then off (he still does a bit of that on meds).

Like other PPs mentioned, ds was not a kid who could do preschool from 8-6 everyday with year round summer coverage. He needs downtime. He still does at at 11. We have always strived to not do aftercare. And summers I try to do morning only camps. Even starting 6th grade, he’s not a big fan of after school activities.

Dh and I both have big jobs (I’m a partner in big law and he’s senior mgmt in a financial services company). Lucky for us that both of us were very on board with supporting DS - no denialism. And both of us are very family focused. So I worked part time until he started 1st grade, dh changed jobs to be in a role with less travel, and both of us negotiated pre Covid to work primarily from home. So I take him to the bus every day at 8:30 and pick up at 4:30, have a chit chat every day, stay on top of homework, get to supervise behaviors,  dinner together etc but still work a full day.

Five years ago this was a pipe dream for most people but since Covid is more manageable. Depends on your profession. Your bigger catch is that your dh is not on board. Not sure how one navigates that piece. [/quote]

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