My kid won’t go to school
I don’t know if I just need to rant or not but I feel so alone. I have adhd, but I never dealt with this so I don’t know how to help my kid and no one else seems to know what to do either. After 2 months now me and my 12yo finally figured out why he’s been refusing to go to school, we thought it was sleep but apparently it’s stress. He’s had stomach pain, brain fog, headaches, insomnia like dude this sucks.
He’s freaking brilliant. His teachers adore him. His teacher this year says he’s never seen a kid able to work out math in his head like he can(like he changes percentages to fractions in his head to get his work done because he doesn’t like percentages) and he says he’s never had a kid with a reading score as high as his. His school work is easy for him, he’s finishing his work fast and it’s always right. He’s going into middle school next year and his teacher recommended him for all the honors classes.
But still the actually work is overwhelming the heck out of him. Just sitting to get it done is hard because he can’t focus. He says he’s never can’t listen to his teacher at all and it’s always been this way, not just this year. I did end up homeschooling him from 1-3 grade because he was so dysregulated and now I’m worried I’ll have to again. I sucked at it because of my own adhd and I work from home and can barely handle my own shit.
This is so long already I’m sorry. But his regular doctor thinks it’s absolutely the time to medicate. He says we’re doing all we can on our end and he transferred us to another doctor in the clinic who can give medication. She says no! Because his grades are incredible! Never mind that he’s missed 27!!! Days this year. He’s crying to the point where he’s throwing up before school but he’s freaking smart so no meds. She thinks all he needs is sleep, exercise and good food 🤘🏻she’s sending him for an autism assessment because of his sensory differences and he already has an appt with a psychiatrist in freaking October. He’s crashing and burning and I don’t know what to do.
Editing to say that I realized I’m not giving out a lot of thanks in my messages. I’m being blunt and literal because I’m tired but I appreciate all of you SO much. Thank you.