u/Raylin44

I’m very frustrated. We had been on Straterra, very low dose, even lower than the recommended dose for 5 months. While the beginning brought physical and emotional side effects, we quickly got through them, especially when we lowered the dose. And then the benefits were great. long story, short, we had a two week disruption where he didn’t take it consistently for two weeks. Once we restarted with consistency, it was awful. We lowered the dose, but he still has daily meltdowns 5 weeks in. It has improved slightly, but it wasn’t this way before. There isn’t another med option as we’ve tried them all (stimulants are the worst), and it worked so well before.

What am I missing? I don’t know if we should lower it or increase it. Doctor is no help. He is also on guanfacine, and I wonder if that combo could cause a problem, but he has been on it for a year, and the combo wasn’t an issue before. We are going to trial dropping G this summer.

Has anyone been successful on this med and then restarted it and had worse side effects? It’s very separation anxiety-related and peaks in the morning and evening. Middle of the day, he’s fine. Intermediate metabolizer. He takes strattera in the morning after breakfast

Truist cancelled my credit card due to fraudulent charges and is sending a new one out. This is a shared account with my husband who has his own card and wasn’t affected. I was logging in to check the account and noticed I can’t view it. I can view my other Truist accounts, like debit card, etc. Is this typical? if so, how long will I lose access to my online account for? I am unsure when I will receive my new credit card.

I am wanting to create a reel, but when I click reel to add photos/videos, it only allows me to select from my phone gallery. Is there not a way to select from Facebook albums without having to download the photos form my albums onto my phone?

Short Question: As we move towards the end of the year, it’s very clear my kid is struggling to read at a first grade reading level. I am looking for the best and most simplistic program that worked for your kid if you were in this same space. For the summer. If it’s on a screen, that’s okay, but should be limited to 25-30 minutes a day. Paying is fine, within reason. Thank you!

Background info that’s probably not necessary: ADHD, minor speech delay that affected some letter sounds initially but not many. 504. Speech services. No special education service for reading nor identified learning disability at this time, but they have recently started pulling him out for tutoring, essentially for a month; no progress. I do not know his reading level because we are not given this info, but we’ve been going over the same reading concepts over and over (I reteach what the teacher does for phonics each week). He’s been read to since he was a baby and loves being read to. We have him read himself also each night. It just bores him to tears because it’s hard for him. We have also done Bob books in the past. He is not a screen kid and doesn’t do video games or watch much tv; none during the week. He excels at math and science.

My 7 year old adhder has the worst manners ever. Thankfully, he can wait in line and (mostly) wait his turn. But like many adhd kids, he can not remember to say thank you or please for the life of him, and he definitely has an urgency that comes across as crass and rude. He is a thoughtful kid and loves to make people birthday cards or shop for gifts. He cares more about what we get for Christmas than what he does. I was telling an in law that, and they were shocked, because they don’t see that side of him. He is empathetic, but not in the moment. It’s not our greatest need, but I’d still like to focus on it a little bit. Also, his younger sibling picks up on some of his “rudeness”. Has anyone found short video clips that are good at modeling these scenarios? Like social stories. Books, us talking about it, and modeling it isn’t helping. And I know some will say that he will pick up on it as he grows, but I know a lot of adults who haven’t. Thanks!