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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm purposely putting this in the private school forum because I think it is more of a school issue.

What does your school do to support your ADHD student in remembering to take prescribed medication? What do you as the parent do to help the child remember? In this case, it is an ADHD booster. Kid is in 8th grade. Kid says the booster helps and wants to take it. It is kid's responsibility to remember to go in at the appointed time (after 2 pm per doctor. School stops administering meds at 3:30, but child can take it as late as 4.)  She remembers about once a week.  I've given her a non-smart watch with a timer that goes off at 3 pm each day. That worked for about two weeks. It is written in her planner (never helped). It is sometimes written on her hand (seldom helps). School will not page the child or go find her. Child does not have her phone until 330 and does not have a computer/device at all during the day. Doc has authorized self carry, but school says absolutely not.

Short of pulling her out of sports to come home and take a booster, what other tricks are there to remind this kid to take her meds?? We don't really want to adjust the morning dose to be shorter acting because the wheels would really come off if she forgets to take a lunchtime dose.[/quote]

Are you asking what the schools responsibility is or how much you can expect to ask of the school. [b]Wouldn’t you have to request a medical accommodation or have an IEP in place[/b]?

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No? All the school needs to do is let the kid walk to the nurse, nurse administers, the end. [/quote]

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