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

jellyhead

penguingirl wrote: »

I don't really want to get involved in what is obviously an emotive and difficult relationship between the OP/school/medics, but just wanted to clarify OP do you mean psychiatrist instead of psychologist when you see talking about prescribing? I know it can get confusing as there so many professionals in teams, but psychiatrist have a medical background and then specialise in psychiatry. Psychologists (typically educational or clinical in this sort of setting) have professional doctorates but aren't medically trained so wouldn't prescribe (and are generally considered to be more critical of solely medical approaches).

Or even a paediatrician? Both of mine have seen a paediatrician who gets reports from psychologists, occupational therapists and everyone else.

jellyhead

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Instead of sleeping over, I took my son each morning and collected him each evening.

That's brilliant that your son was able to have the best of both worlds

Our school takes them in year 4, so there are a few issues that might have been resolved by the time of a year 6 trip, such as bed-wetting. A couple of years ago there was a child with additional needs who came home from the residential every night. His mum was so pleased that he'd been able to go for the daytimes, it was better for him than not going at all.

KxMx

GracieP wrote: »

Nope, I wouldn't because those are conditions that we know for a fact exist and can diagnose with near complete accuracy. ADHD on the other hand is disputed that it is a real condition at all with a growing number of psychologists and psychiatrists finding that a change in social and/or environmental conditions eliminates the condition entirely in most children. While numerous neurologists who have studied the condition for a huge part of their careers categorically deny it's existence.

There is no compelling biological evidence for it whatsoever despite billions and billions of pounds of research being conducted on it in the last number of decades. None.

If my child was diagnosed with a disease that there is no biological evidence of and a growing dismissal of by the scientific psychiatric community and prescribed dangerous mood altering stimulants with numerous awful side-effects you can bet your !!! I'd be listening to the actual world class experts in the field rather than people who are relying on research from 80 years ago.

Well, it may be 2014 but as you have demonstrated science is not the be all and end all.

There are many things in this world that are real, and valid, but cannot yet be explained.

Decades is a very small amount of time when you consider the age of the planet we live in...

penguingirl

jellyhead wrote: »

Or even a paediatrician? Both of mine have seen a paediatrician who gets reports from psychologists, occupational therapists and everyone else.

Yep, should have thought of paediatricians too as they obviously also have the medical background. The CAMHS team I worked in was separate from paeds and was psychiatry led so that's why I said that. But basically my gist was it wouldn't be a psychologist. Interestingly some services have qualified nurse prescribers who will do things like meds reviews and alter doses etc

jellyhead

Things might have changed since my son saw them anyhow (12 years ago!) and he doesn't have ADHD or need medication. Also, it may have been different according to the age of the child. Mine was referred to the CDC at the age of 2 whereas older children seem to be referred to CAMHS here.

Anyhow, I hope things are sorted out OP so that your son can join in with the trip, either part time or full time

securityguy

KxMx wrote: »

There are many things in this world that are real, and valid, but cannot yet be explained.

And a great many that can't be explained because they're nonsense. The line you've used is popular with homeopaths, osteopaths and the rest of the menagerie of cranks.