Hi!!

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Kristine, I too am sorry that your family is acting the way they are...I have the opposite problem, I dare not tell my mother in law that my son is medicated, she would treat me like a pusher, dispensing 'speed' to my son...even though he has been on some form of ritalin for 3 years now and has gone from struggling in all areas to doing quite well, academically and socially. I only medicate on school days, but the one thing I can say is that my son did not change in personality when we started medicating, except for the fact that he could tolerate the bus ride to school, ignore some of the teasing that comes with being a child in public school...and because of that, he got into fewer altercations and began to like school for the first time. I would not have continued medicating if he had changed drastically either.

I am glad that home schooling is working out for you, if my son was not doing well, or if I did not have an extrememly supportive school, I would strongly consider it myself.

Welcome to the board! You will find lots of helpful peopl here!

[charliegirl]

Welcome Kristine!

I could have written much of your post. Fortunately, my family may get frustrated with my nephew who is hyper and impulsive but we wouldn't dream of not allowing him to participate fully in everything.

We would all have gotten a kick out of your son tying the ring up at the wedding. It would be one of our best memories of that day. Need me to come help you knock some heart into your family members? People like that really upset me big time.

You can still give your son omegas by giving him flax seed oil and cooking with flax seeds. That is what I started my son on and we loved it.

If you aren't familiar with www.wrightslaw.com, you should check it out. Its a legal site for people dealing with disabilities and school. Most of the people I know from other ADHD sites consider that site the place to go to learn about your rights. There are a lot more than most people realize and many more than most schools will willingly give if they think the parents don't know them.

[kristine]

Charlie I would love for anyone to open my families eyes. I can't get anything through to them, no matter how I approach them, they don't want t hear it.

Yes we are using other sources of omegas in our diet. I have found cookbooks and on-line recipes that work well for the whole family. That and a whole lot of activity, it keeps my son balanced and doing great.

I honesty thought what my son did at my sister wedding, I was so proud. It showed me he can be responsible, that he can fallow thought what is asked of him right to the end. Even if it a little messy or unorganized, he can do it.

As to the school systems here. I found out my rights after talking to shbe, after pulling my son, then went for home schooling. I chose home schooling cause I didn't want my son to hear the negativities about himself, or others like him. It's to damaging for a child to hear that about themselves. Also he was not doing well, and I never want to what that happen to him again.

I find it funny that a teacher will push for the use of medication, but as soon as that student starts doing what is asked of him/her, starts looking sick, getting sick, it's somehow completely acceptable.

[jill]

welcome to the board