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[quote=Anonymous]Of course it's a behavioral issue and that's what the OP is asking for help with. Duh.

I agree with asking for an FBA and also a 504 or IEP (IEP would be better). The rest of the class can hypothetically benefit from the behavior plan in place. That's because their neurons are firing more appropriately than those of OP's son.

I agree with asking the group for advice on the Aderall side effects. Drs often don't have enough experience or don't listen carefully to these sorts of less-obvious side effects. I'm sure they know if something causes a huge rash, but less the delicate intricacies such as aggravation as the med wears off, not so much.

It sounds like you do have a behavior plan at home, but it might not be effective enough. I would wait to make changes until something gets put in place at school so you can mirror their plan.

It is nonsense for you to get a daily report about his behavior for the entire day and then it's your role to give the incentive. At his age and with ADHD, the incentives need to be based on short-term positive behavior and then immediate incentive.

Clearly whatever his motivator is hasn't yet been determined. We went through so many potential motivators with my DS. In the end it turned out he really wanted more attention. He prefers something such as telling us about a subject of intense interest (he has Asperger's) than getting extra TV time. He prefers having us watch him play his video game over having extra video game time. It took ABA to help us figure this out. We felt so dumb because we had tried so many other motivators. They would work for a while and then just not work anymore.

This poor kiddo definitely needs more support from school. You're doing a great job![/quote]

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