Anyone know if its legal for sch to insist on adhd medication

natbags

the once a day medication (methelphyenidate) is CONCERTA XL and comes in very low doses too

Prothet_of_Doom

Sounds like a cop out, because they have to work harder on a one to one basis with him. Tell them you'll talk to the Precribing doctor and get back to them.

When you get back to them, say he refuses to precribe higher doses.

Tiddlywinks

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

Sounds like a cop out, because they have to work harder on a one to one basis with him. Tell them you'll talk to the Precribing doctor and get back to them.

When you get back to them, say he refuses to precribe higher doses.

I thought the psychologist already had amended the prescription.

Besides, why would the OP not want to work with the school to assist her son in integrating?

kaya

It's just another name for Ritalin , you are giving your child a form of amphetamine(speed/whizz) etc that hits the same pleasure centres in the brain as cocaine would , get yourself a copy of The Cult of Pharmacology by Richard DeGrandpree and read it

Fieldsofgold

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

Sounds like a cop out, because they have to work harder on a one to one basis with him. Tell them you'll talk to the Precribing doctor and get back to them.

When you get back to them, say he refuses to precribe higher doses.

If they're doing more work with him then someone else's child is losing out, just because the OP's being bolshie!

Cheapchick_2

Fieldsofgold wrote: »

If they're doing more work with him then someone else's child is losing out, just because the OP's being bolshie!

The school should be providing the extra support so nobody loses out. Sounds like they'd rather make excuses for him not to go because they cant be bothered, or there is a lack of funding for the extra support her needs. My son has been diagnosed with ASD and has been excluded from school trips a number of times "in case he has a meltdown!". Rather than put things in place to support him he feels worse about himself as he's excluded before it's even happened! As for someone else's child losing out because the OP's son is getting more support - he should be entitled to it!! It's a disability! Just as another pupil in a wheelchair would get more support so should he.

tom9980

Fieldsofgold wrote: »

If they're doing more work with him then someone else's child is losing out, just because the OP's being bolshie!

Exactly.

17 children total.
3 children with identified SEN needs.
All 3 need a one to one ideally.
There are two members of staff in the class.
There is no money to pay for more staff.

Please tell me how 2 staff provide for all those children in such a class? I don't care how good the staff are they cannot. This classroom exists. This class has a good some say outstanding teacher.

Don't forget all the extra meetings and paperwork required for those children too, it really adds up.

tom9980

Cheapchick wrote: »

The school should be providing the extra support so nobody loses out. Sounds like they'd rather make excuses for him not to go because they cant be bothered, or there is a lack of funding for the extra support her needs. My son has been diagnosed with ASD and has been excluded from school trips a number of times "in case he has a meltdown!". Rather than put things in place to support him he feels worse about himself as he's excluded before it's even happened! As for someone else's child losing out because the OP's son is getting more support - he should be entitled to it!! It's a disability! Just as another pupil in a wheelchair would get more support so should he.

Or the Government need to provide 15k per child like yours for one to one care for him instead of a few hundred extra which is the current situation.

harrys_dad

The school will need to do a "risk assessment" before every trip, to back up whatever decisions they make. There is often a conflict between ensuring every child can go on a trip and minimising risk to all children, given the level of supervision required.

Make an appointment to see the Headteacher and ask in a reasoned way to see the risk assessment for the trip.

Does your child have a statement of special educational needs? What does it say in relation to supervision and support? Is the school able to provide this on a residential experience?

GracieP

Fieldsofgold wrote: »

What normal parent would withhold prescribed medication from their child?

Well Jacob Barnett's mother did it, along with pulling him out of school, and she went from having an extremely frustrated and unhappy son who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD to an amazing boy who is now an Orator of Physics at Indiana University, expected to get his PhD later this year, with his peers and superiors stating that his work may change the way we see physics. And he's 15.

While the odds are that the OP's son isn't one of the smartest people to have ever lived (no offence OP) the fact is that so very little is actually known about conditions like Autism and ADHD, that incorrect and damaging diagnosis will happen all the time. (Remember even the doctor who first diagnosed ADHD is extremely critical of how it is being diagnosed and medicated as he says in the vast majority of cases it is diagnosed where no condition exists). People who think in a way that falls outside the norm are often diagnosed with these conditions when in reality they are just different and will respond better to different stimuli. So any half decent parent has a strong duty to question what they are told by doctors and assess for themselves how their child is responding to treatment. The OP is doing exactly as she should and anybody who has the first clue about these conditions would not criticise her for the steps she is taking.