Another Med, Another Failure
It's like dating. Every time we try a new med on the boys, I think 'Maybe THIS one will help us break through. Maybe this is THE one.' Not a miracle. A way to move forward faster. More communication. More steadiness of emotional state. We've had two med changes recently, one for each of the older boys. As I've mentioned before, Sam tried a few meds in the past. None were THE one. It was just lots of work, time to mature. He's made so much progress. But still lots to go. We do have him on Adderall, to try to help him to pay attention in class. It works...some. Really, no big problem behaviors to address so we just keep plugging along. He's had some more distractability recently, so Dr. Bernie increased his dose when we saw him yesterday. Sam's grown a lot, time for his dose to grow too. It's hard to tell if it's a summer of too much computer, puberty, meds, or all three. We've made adjustm...