[senco-forum] ADD

Hi Mary,

If the child is even suspected of ADD it may be that it was APD all along,  
symptoms can be very similar to those not aware of APD and it may be they  
manifest more at home when the child is exhausted at the end of the day and  
coping strategies fail, especially of this child is, as hinted, a bright  dyslexic.

 "Would it make any difference to your advice if the child's standard  scores 
in word
recognition, spelling and comprehension had not improved after  a year on the
drug?"

Concerta would not make a jot of difference to this child's ability to  
overcome these things if they APD and I would suspect APD even more  strongly with 
this scenario of diifficulties.

The side effects of the Concerta may well be contributing to the nightamare  
and appetite issues with, as you say, no apparent benefit to the child.

I would tactfully suggest APD testing to the parents...and let the  powers 
that be suggest that Concerta may not be a good idea as if anything, it  may 
even be interfering with processing or the child/'s natural coping  strategies  - 
which could well be why no improvement has been  seen in anything...  

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in  the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org