Hi All,
I have an 11 year old son with Aspergers who we had terrible trouble with in earlier years but thanks to a great school and support network is now doing really well. However, we recently moved to a new area and we are having toruble with our younger son who is 9. He has been diagnosed with Tourettes, ADD and OCD. He is a handful to say the least but he is also amazing, and funny and loving. Unfortunately he seems to be regressing or getting worse as he gets older and in the new area we have moved to we are struggling to get help. The school insist there is nothing that they can do unless we put him on meds but I am against drugging my son. I have seen other children on Ritalin and I did not like the way it made the children so distant and vacant. I am also afraid of what long term damage they might do. I am upset and angry that the school have taken this attitude. The GP referred me to the Child and Adolescent Mental health team who say the most they can do is arrange a behaviour therapist at home or help us join support groups. They then signed us off their books. I really don't know where to turn. I don't want to drug my son but I don't know how else to help him. The school say he is not progressing at school and he struggles with basic tasks but is amazingly advanced in maths lessons. Do you think I should look at getting him to a special school? Please help, I don't know where else to turn.
Thankyou
Vikki
