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More Trials With Medicine
The second medicine the doctor prescribed for my 5-year-old was Amphetamine ER (Adderall) 5mg. We started this new drug over a three day weekend so we could observe its effects before we sent him to...
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The Psychotic Break
The school called me for the third day in a row. My son’s teacher told me that my he was screaming and thrashing and completely out of control because he ”needed” to eat lunch in the school office,...
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It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…
It’s a bird…It’s a plane…No, It’s my son after eating Superman ice cream! We attended a kiddie birthday party this weekend, which is challenging to keep up with the no-dye-in-the-boy’s-food rule. I...
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Compulsed by Impulses
Disciplining my son has always been so difficult for me because I believe that his behavior is sometimes fueled by impulses that he can not control, especially as a five-year-old. I never know if he...
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The Outcome of the Assessment
I wrote about the positive behavioral assessment in my previous blog post. This is a continuation of that post, it was becoming quite lengthy. First of all, the assessment is supposed to be done by a...
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It’s Not Tourettes!
I’m really nervous for tomorrow’s psychiatrist appointment. Months ago, my son’s pediatrician asked us to continue our ADHD care with a psychiatrist after 5 different medications that he prescribed...
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The First Psychiatrist Appointment
Well, we made it through our first psychiatrist appointment. We walked through three hallways and came to a stop at a very warm office. It was warm by choice. Our doctor was from India. She has a...
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Much Ado About Nothing
Sorry I’ve been so inconsistent about writing my blog posts lately. You know how busy summers can be, right? The boy turns 6 this Saturday and has requested a Wild Kratts cake. He also requested a...
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Adding another food to the “Do Not Eat” list
We have had the busiest summer I can ever remember! The boy turned six, we’ve traveled, we’ve had the flu, I’ve had jewelry parties, I’ve dabbled in cake baking, I’ve applied to the local college,...
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Psychoanalyzing Life’s Crappy Parenting Moments
Hello readers! It’s been a long time since the last post in Following Bunny Trails. As I wrote in a few previous posts, I have decided to go back to college. And as I’ve been barreling full speed...
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