“Z’s” last day of school was Thursday, June 21st. (I’m a little behind on posts, seeing as it is now Sunday) I have to say, Thank Goodness!! You are probably thinking that I must be nuts, but if you knew how this school year went you would understand.
For those of you who may not know, “Z” was diagnosed with ADHD with impulsivity, ODD (co occurring) with Tic disorder (Tourettes) from taking stimulant medication to treat the ADHD. The culprit, Methylphenidate aka, Ritalin or Concerta just to name a couple.
He also takes medication for auditory hallucinations. When I heard “auditory hallucinations” my first thought was Schizophrenia. They are not calling it that but it is always in the back of my mind. To add to all to that, he is learning disabled and the school didn’t have room in the “budget” to get him into Special Ed until the new school year starts. There will be 4 students going to High School so that opened the door for “Z”. Pretty sad that a child has to suffer all school year because of a “budget”.
So, back to my story..”Z” had a combined total of 12 in school & out of school suspensions and an undetermined amount of detentions. He is not a “bad” kid. He doesn’t beat kids up, doesn’t destroy property and has no trouble with the law. He had become quite friendly with the security guards at the school. Seeing as he had been escorted by them a few times. When you spend lots of time in detention, you really get to know them. I found out not to long ago that two of them are brothers!
I blame myself for alot of it. He has some personal issues with his Dad, who he does not see and he is extremely angry with him. I cannot say that I don’t blame him. He went untreated all school year for the ADHD. I wasn’t to keen on making that Tic Disorder worse and the Doc agreed. I didn’t know about the auditory hallucinations until the school decided to run a battery of tests ½ way through the school year. When the reports where written and presented, I was mortified and immediately contacted his private counselor and got him set up to see a child psychiatrist.
I should have known though, there were times I would hear him talking to himself. I do that a lot so I passed it off as a learned behavior. He would also ask “what?’ or “what did you say?” when nothing was said. (I still beat myself up over that to this day.)
“Z” will be in 7th grade next school year and I am hoping that it will be much smoother. 6th grade really wore me down and I really could not have handled much more. He will be attending the school's Strive program (special ed). I will talk more about that another time.
All things considered, my son is a great kid. He is fun to be around (at times..LOL) he has a great personality, a girlfriend, a lot of friends, loves to skateboard and ride his bike.
I love him a lot and I wouldn’t trade or change anything about him!
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My kiddo does that same thing--asking "What did you say" when I haven't said anything. He has sensory integration disorder and ADHD. He is such an awesome kid. It is hard for our guys sometimes since they march to the beat of their own drummer. This is why I am seriously trying to meet my goal of homeschooling within a couple of years.
Hang in. I know it can be hard.
Thanks for your support. Somethimes I worry about how he will turn out. I want him to be as succesful as the the next person.
When my boy is by himself, he tends to talk to himself, like as if he is in a conversation with someone. Sort of like an imaginary friend but entirely different altogether. I sometimes wonder what actually goes through his mind. How I wish I could read minds then maybe I'll be able to help him.
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