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  1. I would call the police the next time he is locked out and tell them there is a child on your street who is not being properly cared for and there is no parent at home to care for him as he is locked out.
  2. Elizabeth-what is a "pro drug" and what is a "smooth" delivery? How is Vyvanse different from Ritalin?
  3. Thanks everyone! I cross posted on the chat forum and got great advice there as well. Someone recommended an adaptive driving program, and I found one in my area, and called them. Then I called our family doc to get a referral. They will do an OT cognitive driving evaluation and look at his memory, vision, reaction time, cognition, perception, memory, concentration, attention, judgment, processing, etc. That is 90 minutes and costs $150. If he passes that, then they will do a driving assessment which costs $100. They make recommendations based on their findings. So we are going to start there, as well as step back from busy city driving and focus more on subdivisions and rural areas.
  4. Thank you all! You guys are awesome! Mabel, thank you for the info about the Adaptive Driving program! I googled and found one in my area, called them and then called our family doc to get a referral. They will do an OT cognitive driving evaluation and look at his memory, vision, reaction time, cognition, perception, memory, concentration, attention, judgment, processing, etc. That is 90 minutes and costs $150. If he passes that, then they will do a driving assessment which costs $100. They make recommendations based on their findings. So we are going to start there, as well as step back from busy city driving and focus more on subdivisions and rural areas.
  5. That makes sense...but what happens when they become adults and can choose for themselves whether to take meds or not? After they move out and are on their own, they can choose to not take meds and still drive.
  6. You mean he should take Driver's Ed a second time?
  7. In our state, teens first take driver's ed. Then they drive for 6 hours with an instructor. Then the instructor gives them their permit. Then they drive for 50 hours with a parent and have to wait 6 months-then they can take their written and road test and get their license. He has driven for 6 hours with the instructor and about 30 with us. We went inside for food-did not go through the drive-through. I do not control the process or state laws.
  8. After the 6 hours, he began driving with DH and me. He has driven about 30 hours with us. Legally he needs to drive 50 hours with his parents before he can take the tests for drivers license.
  9. Thanks! He took driver's ed on line and after that, did 6 hours of driving with the instructor. After that, she gave him his permit (that is how it works in my state). I know you guys are not doctors, but can anyone suggest a good ADHD med? He did take Ritalin (wore off after 4 hours) but I know there are a lot more options.
  10. My teen son (17 next month) has his permit and now has to drive 50 hours with parents until he take take the tests to get his license. He has ADHD (diagnosed when he was ten) and is not currently (and has not for years) taking any meds for this. It has seemed mild to me and I have not pushed him and he has not wanted meds. Ok so in the past two weeks when he was driving with me, he- 1. Hit a neighbor's trash can (the passenger side mirror hit the trash can, and the trash can did not fall over. He did not hit it hard, but still) 2. Almost ran a red light. The light had turned yellow and the car ahead of us continued on, but that driver was very close to the light. We were not that close at all and my son did not even break and it seemed he had no intention of stopping. I yelled for him to stop and he slammed on his brakes and stopped. He later told me that because the car ahead of him went through the light, he thought it would be ok for him to do so as well. 3. Today while driving, after having gotten take out food, he was following the car ahead of him too closely and when the car stopped, he slammed on his brakes (he did not have to slam them on but I think he panicked) and when he did, the food went flying. Then he turned his head to look at the backseat at the food and when he did that, he took his foot off the brake and almost HIT the car in front of us. I had to again yell at him and he did slam the brakes on again and VERY NARROWLY missed hitting the car. We are talking inches. So what do I do? He is almost 17. He also has dyslexia and slow processing speed issues. I know he is not ready for his license at all. Do I insist that he start taking ritalin or something like that again? I will not put him and others at risk by the way he is driving. So we need help...but I don't know where to go or what to do. ETA-no, he has not had a neuropsych-waiting list here is a year. His last eval was in 2015-and they did the WICS and WIAT, IIFC. He has had vision therapy.
  11. My teen son (17 next month) has his permit and now has to drive 50 hours with parents until he take take the tests to get his license. He has ADHD (diagnosed when he was ten) and is not currently (and has not for years) taking any meds for this. It has seemed mild to me and I have not pushed him and he has not wanted meds. Ok so in the past two weeks when he was driving with me, he- 1. Hit a neighbor's trash can (the passenger side mirror hit the trash can, and the trash can did not fall over. He did not hit it hard, but still) 2. Almost ran a red light. The light had turned yellow and the car ahead of us continued on, but that driver was very close to the light. We were not that close at all and my son did not even break and it seemed he had no intention of stopping. I yelled for him to stop and he slammed on his brakes and stopped. He later told me that because the car ahead of him went through the light, he thought it would be ok for him to do so as well. 3. Today while driving, after having gotten take out food, he was following the car ahead of him too closely and when the car stopped, he slammed on his brakes (he did not have to slam them on but I think he panicked) and when he did, the food went flying. Then he turned his head to look at the backseat at the food and when he did that, he took his foot off the brake and almost HIT the car in front of us. I had to again yell at him and he did slam the brakes on again and VERY NARROWLY missed hitting the car. We are talking inches. So what do I do? He is almost 17. He also has dyslexia and slow processing speed issues. I know he is not ready for his license at all. Do I insist that he start taking ritalin or something like that again? I will not put him and others at risk by the way he is driving. So we need help...but I don't know where to go or what to do.
  12. I can get in for well child visits within a few days.
  13. Amazon sells very similar leggings that are soft like the LLRs for only $12.99 a pair. I have some of both and love them!
  14. Absolutely-and not just text messages, but I would have a filter on the phone and the ability to see what they were doing online. Most kids see porn at a pretty young age now since most of them have phones, and many get addicted to porn.
  15. Do you mean something like this?
  16. Are yoga pants the same as leggings?
  17. I live in a state that does not require any licenses or permits to carry guns, concealed or non concealed. DH and I both carry daily. ETA- we see people open carrying at church, at grocery stores, pretty much all over.
  18. I just made this for my breakfast tomorrow--will report back on how it is-- http://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipe/peanut-butter-hazelnut-overnight-oats.aspx/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ONO
  19. If you are looking to block content, like porn, you could try Covenant Eyes. The app I listed above does not block content. ETA-My husband is telling me that the Covenant Eyes app for PHONES does not block content. Only the Covenant Eyes that you have on a laptop can block content. Sorry. .
  20. Try this--http://www.mmguardian.com/parental-control-for-android-smartphone
  21. If you get first time obedience with your kids from a young age, they will be godly, perfect kids and you will have no issues when they are teens. There is no such thing as ADHD-it is just parents who are lazy and won't make their kids toe the line. Depression is just a made up thing. You just need to pray more and read your Bible and you will feel better If your husband is abusive, you just need to try harder to submit and give him more TEA.
  22. Only if you no longer want to be friends.
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