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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, what is the med that helped your child so.much??[/quote]

I am the pp whose child got "unaccepted" by Ivymount.  DS is on Focalin XR, 15 mg, which he takes in the morning just before he leaves for school/camp.  He takes it every day including summers and weekends.  Honestly, it isn't ONLY the medication that helps but the additional supports he gets at school through his IEP including the social skills lessons and a really awesome Sp Ed teacher, his mainstream teachers, school counselor, OT, SLP, etc. - basically the entire IEP working as a team that looks out for his best interests.  DS does not have academic issues, is 2-3 grades ahead in reading and math, and is fully mainstreamed in an inclusive classroom with a head teacher and a Sp Ed teacher providing supports as needed.  They LIKE DS and want him to do well and this year he has surpassed everyone's expectations including Dr. Black and Dr. Chen's.  DS has become a "risk taker"!  DS's neuropsych shows he is very bright and with the right supports, Dr. Black felt DS can achieve anything even with his ASD/ADHD and his school and teachers agree:  No diminished expectation at all with an ASD/ADHD diagnosis.  DS attends an immersion language school since preK4.

DS is a prodigy in his activity and that gives him a lot of self confidence that helps with everything else including things he is not good at.  DS only became interested in his hobby after he was medicated but he can compete in tournaments when the medication has worn off just as well bc he hyperfocuses.  He has made friends though his activity throughout the country and has a group of friends at school including a bff who does not share this particular interest.  He loves camp too and has done really well in them including making new friends.

DS's meds usually run out around 3 and he functions fine doing his hobbies and activities without a booster.  For school and camps, however, he is medicated although his private coaches for his activities including a sport can deal with him, one-on-one, even when the Focalin has worn off in the late afternoon after school or camp.

I guess what I mean to say is that medication is not a cure all but just a part of the supports that helps DS do well.[/quote]

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