Jason,
I think I also mentioned food allergies as perhaps being a cause of such
behaviours. You'll need to do the elimination thing and you can get more
info on food allergies from the internet, books, etc.


> [Original Message]
> From: Linda Wagner <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 11/14/2003 3:54:40 PM
> Subject: Re: What's Up With The List?
>
> Jason,
>
> Have you thought about having some testing done?  This could help rule out
> some issues like ODD (oppositional defiant disorder).  Or could these
> behaviors be a result of medication side effects or food allergies?  I am
a
> fifth grade teacher and I have seen some kids over the years that when
given
> red dye or sugar go completely goofy behaviorally, but when avoided were
the
> nicest kids.
>
> Just my two cents.
>
> Linda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Kruse" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: What's Up With The List?
>
>
> > Hi everyone-
> > Its me again, Dad of Lauren 6, in first grade, gets special integrated
> > services for PT, adaptive PE, OT. She had an inutero stroke and had mild
> > left hemiplegia and hypotonia. Has come along way physically, doesn't
> > write very well but not seeing too many other limitations that are
> > getting in the way of other things. She is however, getting bad reports
> > almost every day from school for making mean faces at teachers,
> > disrupting class and activitis with silly behavior, calling teach,
> > poopoo head, stupid, giving signs of resistance with almost every
> > request as if it is a habit now. We see this at home and it seems almost
> > malignant now. Not sure where it comes from and why it has persisted.
> > Pretty much the entire school year. The teachers just make note of it on
> > her school reports (daily) but are apparently just working with her and
> > around the behaviors. I admit that her behaviors really are not very
> > intimidating and I don't think that anyone of them or us find them to be
> > very threatening at all, but she has latched on to them and is not
> > seeming to move past it. We do administer timeouts when she gets home
> > and take away all fun things when this happens. We also are very liberal
> > on rewarding good days and behaviors. I don't' get the sense that she
> > really craves our positive reinforcement. She is pretty confident and
> > strong willed. Suprising strong for a girl of her outward softness. The
> > attitude doesn't really match her general demeanor.
> >
> > Any suggestions or comments??? I find it difficult to see that she could
> > be so oppositional to every little rule or suggestion.
> >
> >
> > Concerned and out of ideas
> >
> >
> > DAD
> > Jason K
> >