[gracie1]

personally, bring it on, unless they've walked a mile in my shoes, they can KMA. :o)

Yep, That's the attitude you've got to have! Funny how some people want to get the schools and gummit out of their kids lives, but don't hesitate a minute to butt into other kids lives.

[ChemistCat]

When my son was 4, he was so afraid of dogs that he manifested genuine terror when he saw one chained up inside a high-fenced yard, with him safely in the car driving past. Prozac was not then well-tested in young children, and if I had it to do over again I probably would not have been so trusting as to consent to it--but there's no question whatsoever that it helped him. It helped him focus, learn to pay attention to other children and what they were doing, as well as to his teacher and family--as well as taking care of the worst of the anxiety. He learned to do this on his own, and then we weaned him off. His brain was still young enough to make new connections, and prozac may have stimulated some of that new "wiring." It also stimulated his appetite. Many autistic children are abnormally fussy about food--some can eat only a few foods. Their sensory problems overwhelm them when they attempt to eat mixed-up foods, or foods with certain textures, just as we'd find it unbearably unpleasant to attempt to eat sand or feathers. My son's months on Prozac turned that around for him. He learned to eat--eagerly--a wide variety of foods, especially the vegetables and meats that his sisters want to avoid. He doesn't like lasagne! but he will eat almost anything else. A healthy appetite is a real blessing in a child. I ought to know--my second child doesn't have an appetite, and her slow growth IS a problem.