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Post by jfla on Feb 8, 2007 11:27:53 GMT -5
Great post notellin !
How long has he done the fish oil? My son doesn't care for the taste, he is 18 and calls it "snake oil" He never took it long enough. Maybe we should give it anouther shot.
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Post by notellin on Feb 8, 2007 12:25:06 GMT -5
lostmyshoe & jfla -- He's been taking fish oil for about 10 months. I've only heard of one member on adhdnews having problems with fish oil burps. I'm not sure if the member was using liquid or capsules. My son swallows small gel capsules, and has never had that problem.
katiekat -- they teach pragmatics at the social skills class. He did not learn the social skills that most children learn inherently. Probably because he doesn't pay enough attention to take it all in. So they teach this. For example - they will tell him that when someone is talking to him and he is looking down, fidgeting with an object, then the person will think that he is not interested in what they are saying. So, basically, they state the obvious because it is not obvious to him. He does not pay attention to body language or non-verbal cues in the environment. So they basically announce to him what he needs to be paying attention to and interpret. He's perfectly capable of interpreting when instructed to do so. No, I do not have him in a social skills class at school. They offer one, but I have no interest in mixing mental health (which is how this is classified) with school. That can really go sour. Also, in my case, I believe the school has an agenda that involves pushing my son to alternative schooling, and having him in a social skills class would give them the opportunity to create false evidence for their agenda. He is enrolled in a class at a speech/language center, and I am hoping to get him into a second one at a children's hospital as well.
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Post by puzzled on Feb 8, 2007 13:18:25 GMT -5
My son swallows the fish oil capsules as well, and I specifically asked him if he has fish burps, and he says he doesn't, I am sure he would refuse to take them if he did!
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Post by katiekat on Feb 8, 2007 13:54:13 GMT -5
I am going to look into that. Social skills are a big problem for Sean as in he has none. I believe he is starting to realize this but does not have the ability to correct his behavior. He has been making comments like "why does Joe have friends and I dont?" and "people are mean to me and dont want to play with me.I think its because Im short" I try to explain kindness to him and that kids dont want to play with other kids who hurt them physically or hurt their feelings. I try to explain that he cannot always be the boss, and that others dont like it when someone intentionally annoys them or talks over them and does not allow them to speak. Are these type of things addressed in a social skills class or am I talking about something completely different?
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Post by notellin on Feb 8, 2007 14:05:26 GMT -5
You've got it. This is the type of thing they will address in a social skills class. My son was like that at Sean's age. It gets better.
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