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[quote=Anonymous]Op - you and I have the same child.  I'm so glad you opted for zoloft.  My son (same age) has ADHD and struggled with anxiety his whole life, and then with suicidal thoughts for about 6 months before we agreed to put him on Zoloft.  It has helped his anxiety and depression immensely.   He sees Dr. Maureen Donnelly and she has been a lifesaver for us.  He has also taken part in the NIH study on ADHD, which was amazing.

Regarding the school situation, my son is in the MoCo GT/LD program, which he started in 3rd grade.  ES was fantastic, and he felt so good about himself. [b] MS however, is an unmitigated disaster.  Steer clear!!![/b]  We are looking at options for next year because I don't think my son could live through another year of such a poorly run program.  Essentially he is in advanced classes (fine), but without any supports whatsoever.  He attends Lee, and the GT/LD staff is incompetent at best, damaging at worst.  There is very little in the way of positive reinforcement, supports, or any kind of accommodations, despite the fact that my son has a very robust IEP.  They simply ignore his listed accommodations.   Yes, I know that legally they are required to adhere to the IEP, but they just don't (no assistive technology allowed, no assistance in helping him improve on executive functioning, no reduced work load when he's shown mastery, nada).  We are considering privates, and also his home school which will hopefully work within his IEP.  At least he would get electives and other extracurriculars there (the GT/LD students at Lee have no electives or extracurriculars due to "scheduling".)  He feels so beaten down at school, and hates going.

Anyway, I digress.  I encourage you to look at privates, or at least getting a full neuro work up in prep for an IEP or 504.  I highly recommend Stixrud.  And then find a good psychiatrist who can see him for behavioral mods as well as medications.  And a family therapist is a good idea.  Yes, we've spent a ton on all of this, but I've seen what happens to kids when they don't get the proper interventions.  Especially at this stage of their lives.

Good luck and lots of hugs.  [/quote]

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