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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he on medication? [/quote]

Op here. Yes. And we’ve done evaluations and we have an army of doctors. We have a diagnosis. We know the cause.

If possible, I would greatly appreciate if we could stick to the question I am asking, which is NOT-how do I prevent this from happening or why is this happening. Because I have already done ALL THE THINGS-promise :) I am not looking for comprehensive feedback on our medical and therapy regime. I assure you I have left no stone unturned. Just asking specifically about experiences with SN kids and activities/summer camps.[/quote]

OK, but you should have mentioned that because most children are not medicated at that age. I'm glad you're doing everything you can, OP, and I'm very sorry it still can't open all the doors for your kid. Stop trying to stick him in camps, and focus on your plan for school.[/quote]

DP. Omg. OP just answered the question and politely asked to not make this about medication or therapy. No need to police her.[/quote]

PP you replied to. Yes, I entirely get that, but failing to fully explain the excruciating medication situation in the initial post is why she's getting a lot of pushback because people are understandably annoyed when there's important follow-up info, and a lot of people miss those updates. I know I do. And like it or not, pharmaceutical treatment is at the heart of the issue. You cannot put it aside.

But I do have every sympathy for OP and her kid. To reiterate, OP, no, you never give up on your child, but yes, you do scrap camp plans for this summer, and perhaps a lot of summers of his elementary school experience.

While you seek yet another pharmaceutical treatment, you should contact his future school, and meet this summer to get the IEP plan in place. This is what I did when my son went to K in MCPS - the IEP was prepared the summer before, and services added in the course of that year. It meant that right on the first day, he was flagged as needing extra support, and boy did he need them! Apologies if you've already talked about that, but I'm not reading 8 pages.

Best of luck! It gets better when their brains mature, but you have to put out fires constantly until they do... my son with severe ADHD and ASD clawed his way to stellar academics in middle and high school and is now in college. It can be done!

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