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The World Is A Classroom

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I was watching “19 Kids and Counting” tonight and Michelle Duggar said this about her kids and homeschooling, the world is a classroom.   I thought it was great.   Because it’s so true.  And I wonder, is “out-of-school schooling” better for some kids that “in-school schooling”?  Could be.  And I may have one of those kids.
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NIMH Studies Seeking Participants

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

National Institute of Mental Health Clinical Trials
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/trials/index.shtml
I personally have mixed feeling about these trials and would not involve my child in any that involved medication but I do think participating in these studies can be a good way to get tests and services that one might not be able to afford or have access to [...]

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Massage, Anxiety And Mood

Monday, February 22, 2010

So, when 2010 began Don and I agreed that as a part of Rye’s mood management routine here at the house we would incorporate regular massage to help him relax and regulate his anxiety and overall mood.  Don and I are both big fans of and believers in massage and between us use massage weekly [...]

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The Fear And The Confusion

Thursday, January 28, 2010

One of the things we deal with on a nearly daily basis is Rye’s fear and confusion.
Despite the fact that he is very social, outgoing and somewhat daring, Rye has a lot of fears.  Many of them are common for children his age and many of them are exacerbated by the fact that he naturally [...]

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Not Quite Ready

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Apparently Rye was not quite ready to fully jump into the change of schools.  Two days in and he intentionally rough-housed with a friend of his and then admitted to hitting the friend in the face to get out-of-school suspension.  He did it on purpose.  He didn’t hurt the friend at all and this is [...]

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Psychiatric Medicines We’ve Tried

Thursday, December 10, 2009

So, as of now, Rye is not on any meds.  This is not to say, however, that we have never tried meds.  We have tried many and have not had good results so far.  In fact, for us they seem to have caused more problems that we had originally sought treatment for and this in [...]

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The Importance of Sleep

Thursday, December 3, 2009

I am reminded time and time again of how important it is for Rye to get copious amounts of solid sleep in order to function well and this week has been no exception.  I guess with the holidays and all of the excitement – being off schedule, off routine, lots of time with friends, spending [...]

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Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Well, I have to say we had a really nice Thanksgiving.  It was very low-key, easy and relaxing.  Gam came over and we all ate and talked and watched “Christmas Vacation” and “Shrek 2″.   And Rye did really well.  He was very overtired from his endless socializing the days prior so he actually took [...]

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Frontline: Medicating Kids

Friday, November 27, 2009

Medicating Kids is a documentary video on PBS that talks about the use of ADHD medicines in children and follows four families and their use and/or option not to use ADHD medications.
This is the video that came before The Medicated Child, the video about bipolar medication use in children, which I had posted about previously.
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Catch Up

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Well, I haven’t posted in a few days because I’ve been working and going non-stop but here’s what’s been happening.
The Weekend
We all had a really nice weekend.  Don and I relaxed and cleaned the house and Rye spent Saturday with one friend and then Saturday night and Sunday with another.  He is very much the [...]

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Oh, The Adderall

Thursday, November 12, 2009

How quickly we forget.
As I have been posting and reading over the past few days it has occurred to me, I think we have all missed a key piece in our journey here.
Rye was taking Adderall XR for a brief time before he had the real strange behaviors appear – including seizure-like activity, extreme hyperactivity [...]

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