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Re: Saphris/Lithium - effect on comprehension -

Posted by Solstice on February 28, 2012, at 20:36:20

In reply to Re: Saphris/Lithium - effect on comprehension -, posted by papillon2 on February 28, 2012, at 14:54:42

> I assume you're in the US? Does your daughter have an IEP or 504?

Yes.. she has 504 accommodations. She's been in a lot of AP and pre-AP classes during high school and has done very well. Unfortunately, 504 accommodations don't apply to AP and pre-AP classes.. which wasn't a problem during her freshman and sophomore years.

The good news is that the school administration and all of her teachers just adore her. Her last class of the day is Latin, and there have been a couple of times in the last week that she's just burst into tears in that class and went to the nurse's office. She told me yesterday that she found out that her Latin teacher went to the nurse and counselor's office after school to check on her - he was so worried about her. They have all been told that she's been undergoing complex medication changes. Anyway, she's an 'overachiever,' which I think is hurting her right now. But her counselor's best friend has bipolar, so she's well-versed, really gets it, and is working hard on my daughter's behalf to work with the teachers to help her recover from all the months she's lost (and continues to lose).

It's just really tough when, as a student, you are missing so much instruction time. It's really no different than any other chronic disease that needs treatment. Say she had to have months of chemo that put her out of commission.. or some other long term treatment for a medical condition. A bipolar manic episode and experimentation with medications is no different. Anyway, her counselor and I discussed it yesterday, and we are all talking to my daughter about realizing that she has not asked to have this problem, and her being out of commission is not a reflection on her intelligence or her effort. And if she has to take an extra year to graduate - it's really no big deal. I'd rather her take an extra year and get through it feeling good, than to try to do it on time and feel tortured the entire time. But it's really hard for her.

Solstice


 

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