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[sublimatedangel]

Have been having a rough week or so, without much I can pinpoint as triggers. Forgot to take my morning meds until afternoon for a couple days, which definitely didn't help... makes me listless and overemotional and awful at everything. Today was Alex's IEP meeting. Have I mentioned how awesome it is to sit in a tiny chair while five or six people rag on your kid until you cry and then they all feel guilty and don't know how to act? Yeah, it's a pity we only get to do this four times a year.

Final verdict for today: he's going to finish out first grade as he's been doing, and no summer school this year. He'll be in a standard second grade classroom with an aide to assist him as needed. We're going to have him re-evaluated for ADD/ADHD even though a couple years ago they said he didn't have it... I don't even know. He doesn't seem that much more hyper/random than all the other kids I know, but I can't speak to how they are in a classroom environment. Everyone agrees that intellectually, he's a smart kid, but that he doesn't stay focused enough to hack it in a regular classroom.

Part of me is kind of hoping he *IS* ADD because at least then, there are things we can do to help him, you know? I've known enough people who've been medicated for it and talk about what a huge difference it made... it would be great to have a magic pill that makes every part of life better. It's just... frustrating. I feel like I'm stuck on a merry go round, circling forever and never moving closer to a destination.

In happier news, I finished crocheting a little Han Solo for Alex and am currently working on the little Yoda. This qualifies for my 'be more creative' resolution and makes me happy. I have some social things planned, although I think I need more grown-up time during the week. Ryan is by turns adorable and frustrating, Nate is incredibly awesome as always, Alex is sweet and makes me laugh often (though he broke my heart this week). Facebook meme for zombie apocalypse gave me an *awesome* team. So... not everything sucks. Sometimes I need that reminder.

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[horrorvenus.livejournal.com]

Aww, hugs to you.

[sublimatedangel]

*good long hug* Hope you're doing better than I am.

[squirrel94085]

My ex-wife's oldest son went through that whole special education process and it's tough. At first they thought it was ADD/ADHD, then they thought it was Aspergers, later on even Schizophrenia was considered. It's a roller coaster when you're struggling to figure out just what all is going on and how best to help your kid.

Good luck and know that you or Nate can ping me whenever.

[missmorte.livejournal.com]

aspergers came to my mind as well because it is so often confused with ADD/ADHD.

[sublimatedangel]

Thanks. It really is difficult. Theoretically, we're all supposed to be on the same team but there are times when it feels more like a battle.

[moon-heart.livejournal.com]

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