Our son hit the jackpot with ADHD, asbergers and bipolar. He's also 11.

He had tried all the adhd med cocktails and nothing worked. As he continued therapy it was quite apparent that wasn't the only issue and another full psych exam was ordered. We ripped him from a the ADHD medication it wasn't working anyway. An anti-psycotic was prescribed because of his paranoia and anxiety. After a while we were told we need to focus on his mood disorder before his adhd. So we found a good mix for his bipolar then worked on his ADHD. Now his patch only works for about 4 hours but enough for school hours.

I don't feel a third opinion would have happened without his therapists (and our therapists) notes. If she is not in therapy then get her somewhere where her therapist and psychiatrist worked closely. His psychiatrist does not put bipolar in his chart but he is on only bipolar medication and ADHD meds. She sees us monthly for med adjustments because of puberty. She tries to keep him as outpatient basis but if need be there is a kids partial hospitalization program on campus. My son is on seraqol to sleep and stabilization.

I home school my son to ease his symptoms. He sleeps as need. Doesn't get vacation, summers or weekend. It's to hard to go back. He only does 35 min a class and a 20 min. essay a day. It's time4learning so it's educational videos and games. Same schedule every day. Equaling 2 hrs 40 min. Instead of classes on Wednesday he role plays a character which helps with social skills. He use to go to a co-op every 2 weeks which was a class room setting with class changes and everything. He still does field trips when he is healthy enough. We don't have the same requirements as homeschooling that public online schools do. So if he sits there for the school time that's his issue. I don't have to stress, I'm not on a schedule and until he chooses to do the require things or get his GED it's his problem that he's adding years. On bad days we just watch documentaries, read in bed, work on therapy skills, play games, run around in the park, go to the movies, or plays. At some point he'll have a short time he can do work and if not I have all the documentation that he did something keeping logs and journals. By the end of the year he is always close to grade level. If you don't mind me asking which online school she's in? Are you talking to her teach that she's having a difficult time?

We also have him keep a kids mood chart and write to his therapist every night, I do this too. Does she by chance have an IEP?

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Oh, with the showering and things like that keep track of it and only 'really' fight when leaving the house. Some times eating, wearing somthing and resting is enough of a fight.