Week in review

MOMMY: A big thank you to Suzymom for your encouragement to Daughter on her post. Your comment is similar to what I told Daughter when we discussed this. My gut feeling is that she is feeling some pressure to be different or feel different, and she is really confused about what she is supposed to be experiencing right now. The reports from her teacher indicate that she had a very successful week at school, particularly in the three areas we are trying to encourage her most (completing morning work, staying in her seat at the appropriate times, and concentrating her best during math).

Daughter told me she feels that she's doing better only because she is trying harder, and not because of the medication. She also feels very frustrated about her difficulty in concentrating, which she doesn't yet feel is getting easier. I think it's a combination of the two: her working so hard and the medication giving her a boost.

I told her that we'll talk to the doctor about it at our follow-up visit, and he may very well increase her dose now that she's tolerating the lowest dose so well. We'll just continue to see how this develops ...