Learning Issues: The First Years

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Kindergartener and Learning

My son is in Kindergarten and is learning his letters, some words and count to 40. His teacher says he is not where he should be since he does not know all of his letters and from time to time forgets the 14 when he is counting and only remembers a few site words. She is very worried he is not at all where he should be. Should I be concerned that he does not know all of his letters and only a couple site workds?

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ADHD Type Issues

My son's 1st grade teacher, has just told me that she is sending home the...

ADD / ADHD

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Advice on Adderall XR and Clonidine Taken Together...

Hi, the doc at the Child Study Center prescribed Clonidine for Logan on Wednesday. He told me to just take Logan off the Adderall XR cold turkey and that he would be fine. I did that (no Adderall on Thursday, just the Clonidine)...and apparently, he had the worst day at school he had ever had (up to that point), throwing things, hitting / kicking children, vandalizing school property...until today that is...i called to talk to the school and they said he was out of control (throwing desks and chairs, hitting / kicking, screaming, totally...

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ADD / ADHD Help!

My 5 year old son was just dianosed with ADHD. We have been having a lot of...

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I was wondering if any mothers out there who are military mommies can tell me anything about having a child with autism while being in the military. My DH is joining the army and I just want to have some things cleared up that I've been wondering about this past week. Okay so the recruiter told us that our son would receive a "check" or "payment" monthly because of his autism. Is this true?? And if so how much will this payment be? If this is not true...then can someone tell me if you know about being able to keep receiving an ssi...