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Post by dansmommy on Aug 18, 2004 16:58:02 GMT -5
My ds 9 has problems with talking out in class. Last year his main teacher would make a general comment about people talking out, and it seemed to help, but his student teacher tried to punish him to get him to stop -- didn't work. Anyway I want to tell the teacher this year I don't want talking out punished -- the student teacher's idea was that she should treat him like everyone else, but he's not like anyone else. I want to have some suggestions to offer her about how to get him to be quiet, because he needs to get this under control by middle school, but I'm not sure what to suggest. I think it's just his impulsively exercising his love of talking, not a feeling of being ignored, although there is sort of an OCD need to be acknowledged sometimes. The teachers at his school are all experienced so they may not need me to tell them how to handle it, but I wondered if any of you had any suggestions. I guess I posted about this back in February or so when we were in the midst of our Student Teacher Fun, but now that I'm thinking about the new year, I want to get off on the right foot. Thanks, Christie
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Post by chaknine on Aug 19, 2004 16:59:51 GMT -5
Is his adhd under control? Is he on a high enough dose to help him control this? I know in the office, we gauge dose on behaviors like this improving or staying the same.
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Post by dansmommy on Aug 20, 2004 9:37:03 GMT -5
No, he's not on any meds for ADHD. He has Tourette's syndrome and is on Prozac for OCD issues and Topamax for tics, so we hate to add another, and stimulants and Clonidine didn't work for him. I'm almost thinking about Strattera but it causes the Prozac to be metabolized more slowly, so it would be a big adjustment. But he's going into fourth grade and I think his ADHD needs more help. We see the doctor before school starts, and I'm definitely going to bring this up. Christie
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Post by Mayleng on Aug 20, 2004 10:32:12 GMT -5
No, he's not on any meds for ADHD. He has Tourette's syndrome and is on Prozac for OCD issues and Topamax for tics, so we hate to add another, and stimulants and Clonidine didn't work for him. I'm almost thinking about Strattera but it causes the Prozac to be metabolized more slowly, so it would be a big adjustment. But he's going into fourth grade and I think his ADHD needs more help. We see the doctor before school starts, and I'm definitely going to bring this up. Christie Christie, if you do go the strattera route, use only 1/2 the recommended target dose. As strattera does interact with Prozac and too much would increase toxicity (as you mentioned Prozac being metabolized more slowly). |
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Post by chaknine on Aug 20, 2004 11:10:43 GMT -5
I would say some type of reward system for not talking out of turn. Not a punishment for talking, but a reward for talking when appropriate.
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Post by dansmommy on Aug 23, 2004 13:24:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies, everyone. Sometimes I don't know if rewards are that effective because I think he finds talking out more rewarding than the reward! Also there's the _Explosive Child_ thing about rewards being for behavior the kid's capable of (I can't remember what exactly he said, but the emphasis was that it had to be an issue the kid could do but needed a little boost to carry out) and I don't really know if this is exactly in this category. He has some OCD issues too. We were in heavy traffic yesterday and dh and I had told him repeatedly not to talk to me while I was driving, and he started asking a question about Alexander Hamilton, and when I ignored him, he kept asking it over and over! Yes, I could hear him and no I wasn't going to answer him right then. When I could finally spare the attention, I yelled at him because I was so annoyed. Anyway. Maybe this even goes to theory of mind. I don't know what to think sometimes. Thanks for listening to me vent. christie
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Post by chaknine on Aug 23, 2004 14:21:46 GMT -5
Christie B does the same thing when she asks something and I am busy (driving, talking to someone else, or reading) she just will not let things go for a minute. I have tried politely saying just a minute and then you will have my attention, ignoring her, and everything else! It is worse if her meds are wore off. I do not have much to offer, but the same exp. Your not alone!  |
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Post by dansmommy on Aug 24, 2004 10:41:10 GMT -5
Thanks, Shelli. Isn't the car the worst? Christie
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