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DO YOUR RESEARCH....google the meds that they have talked about...read the information for yourself..I do not know of any irreversible ticks....please remember that as professionals they MUST give you all the information out there...I think that like Adderall has shown to caus nerve fiber damage in rats...but people?? I mean I am not pro meds at all really, we struggled to keep him off...at some point we decided it was worth a try after exhaustive research...and it has been good for him. In the end that is what we decided was the most important...best for him and least negative reaction.
There are non stimulant meds like stratera maybe you can start with those?
As for help in private schools...in Illinois....sorry just over the border...if a child has needs for special 'help' they can get it for free through the school dist...but the child will have to be serviced in the Dist. buildings usually not during the school day. A parent can pay for the services at a private school and Insurance might pay out...not too sure.
http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/sb504.html is a place to read about 504 plans that might suffice yours sons immediate or future needs. %04 plans are for the kids who don't need and IEP and here http://www.child-disability-attorneys.com/idea/the-differences-between-section-504-plan-and-ieps.php is some stupid attorney site but has good information ...
Hope that this all helps you some how...PM me anytime if you want to talk IRL
He's on day 3 of Stratera but I've been opening up the pill and putting the powder in something like today was a spoonful of applesauce. It tastes horrible and he has a fit. He can't swallow pills and I told the doc what I was doing last night and she said it's really not meant to be taken that way so that's why we are looking at other meds. We discussed a patch which is a stimulant and other pills that have little beads inside which can be sprinkled on food but also a stimulant. We'll decide monday when we see her.
I would rather not do meds either and we've been struggling with him for some time....he really needs help.