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We had a very rough afternoon and night. DD13- GAD, Panic disorder, sensory integration dysfunction- jumped off a small step and dislocated her knee cap while hanging out with friends. They called an ambulance and then called me. She let them get a splint on her before I arrived and went in...

Thank you for the responses. I'm not sure I described the situation very well- trying to not make it any longer than it was. We've been going to this farm for 2 years with the same instructor. I watch every lesson. The instructor and I email and text. I let her know if DD is having a hard...

I am sad. DD13 (gad, panic disorder, spd, possibly on the spectrum) has been taking horseback riding lessons for almost 2 years. Her instructor has been wonderful with her and DD9 (NT). The horse farm is wonderful too- a rescue farm with many different animals. It has pretty much been our...

Our PPT is tomorrow and I am really hoping this new program will work. DD13 is saying she wants to take the bus to school and go in the front door with everyone else (she has the option of going in a side door directly into her classroom) and that she wants to take art with a senior that we...

Thanks bookwormde. I think a Central Auditory Processing eval is a great idea. Her working memory score in 4th grade was in the 25tt %ile!! All of her short term memory scores, especially auditory/verbal were extremely low. The school psychologist at the time gave us a real argument over...

Bookwormde- Having her in regular classes with support is our ultimate goal. She had such a bad time last year that I think we need to start in the self-contained class and work her out into the mainstream. I think going from a clinical day school with only 2 classrooms to a regular high...

Thanks for the reply. Actually we have been battling with the school district since 4th grade. They kept acting like DD was fine and just manipulating because she would hold it together at school and fall apart at home. They have done things that we could have gone to court over many times...

Updating... Thank you everyone for the replies. DD has come so far in the last couple of months. She has been to several sleepovers at friends houses, is going to bed independently without overwhelming anxiety (and me needing to sit and read in her room while she falls asleep). Right now...

So... the saga continues. DD12 has been diagnosed with GAD and panic disorder- questions of ADD a few years ago. Then last summer was supposed to have an eval by clinical psychologist but was too anxious to participate. However, the psych observed her in several situations/environments at...

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I REALLY wouldn't try on hats. I read on here last year that someone came home with lice from doing that but didn't think anything of it. Well, we went the end of august last year and ended up missing the beginning of school because my DDs and I had lice. It was horrible!!! DON'T PUT ON...

DD12 is done with school for the year :cool1: I can't believe we made it! She started the year at the regular middle school, went on homebound tutoring for months, and then went to a clinical day school. She started taking abilify in March I think and it has made a huge difference in her...

Thank you everyone! She has suddenly been doing much better with a lot of things. She's been going to sleep in her own room without one of us sitting there until she's asleep and she has been staying in bed all night most nights without waking us up because of a nightmare. Her sensory...

Thanks Sue! It's really been a rough year and we still don't have the answers for how to help DD but she is making progress.

I had to share this with people who would understand! She stayed all night!! :cool1: DD12 (GAD, panic disorder, possible spectrum disorder) hasn't slept over anyone's house for at least a year. She stayed overnight 1 night at camp last summer pretty much because the counselor stayed up most of...

I just downloaded this book and it sounds like a good plan for me. My endocrinologist actually recommended a lower carb diet several years ago. Anyone used this? Anyone vegetarian? Advice? I need to re-read the first few chapters and get started! Thanks!

She has done an awesome job and the staff are great with her. I've missed 2 days of work because she needed me to stay and make her feel secure. Yesterday I stayed and then ran out to do errands twice- leaving her there. Today she went on a bowling field trip (my mom drove her because she's...

So we still haven't had an evaluation completed (she's too anxious) and the tutoring just wasn't getting anywhere so... DD is going to start at a clinical day school tomorrow. There are 2 classrooms- the one she's in has 7 students with the possibility of 9 total. There is a full time...

I think the chart might work well when we get to that point. We use rewards for everything including going to and participating in her tutoring. Some rewards are just normal things like her riding lessons- more of a consequence to lose them than a reward to earn them. Right now she doesn't...

I forgot to say that her pat phrase is "why won't you just let me do what I want to do?". She used to say that in school - that at home she gets to do what she wants. Which wasn't true- she has always had rules and consequences. I'm just at the end of my rope. I don't know what else to do...