u/HourAcademic6534

My 5yr old son was just diagnosed today with ADHD. We were given some options as to how to move forward and I'm looking for others feedback on their experiences. He's already in talk therapy but we were suggested we could try occupational therapy or medication. Medication would be Concerta in a month once he turns 6, the only thing I've heard so far is it can cause a decrease in appetite. I feel iffy on OT as talk therapy isn't doing a whole lot for him currently as it is besides giving him something to look forward to during the week.

We also discussed possibly putting an IEP in place at school so I'm curious what that looks like and what everyone else has. Obviously I know each kid is different so what may work for yours may not work for mine but just looking for some insight.

Is there anything else I should know going forward with this? Any tips, tricks, opinions are welcome.

My 5 yr old has had increasingly more and more emails and notes sent home about behavior in the classroom. Now including a call from the principal as he continues to be sent to her office. He can’t sit still, turns around talking to peers, can’t control his volume, can’t control silliness, lately his MO is losing it over the word ‘but’ anytime it’s seen or said and is getting other kids into making it a scene. He’s also being influenced by other kids in his class of aftercare. An older kid has told him to try to flood the bathroom by repeatedly flushing the urinal and we’re “assured” the teachers handle each student properly. I do feel like he’s slightly being the scapegoat but at this point I also feel like something’s going on. He seems to have sensory issues, he needs his Velcro shoes ungodly tight, he’s used a stick to repeatedly hit the back of his neck hard enough that I would think it hurt but he said it tickled. I also feel he’s got some perfectionism OCD going, if the smallest thing doesn’t go right he has an absolute melt down. Whether it’s a scuff on his new shoes, toys not going the right way, saying we have to throw away a moldy toy. Absolute meltdown. He is in therapy and we talk every morning but nothing is working, I’ve tried JoySpring Saffron gummies and they worked for a bit but then stopped and it’s gotten worse. I just don’t know what else to do. Is it time to talk to his doctor??