Penny Williams
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1,352 appearances
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first heard Jan 2018
last heard 11 Nov
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So for him so far, you know, knock on wood, he's fifteen and he does not refuse medication.
He takes it every morning without even thinking about it.
And I think part of that is because he's been taking it for a really long time.
You know, for him it's just
Part of his life.
But you know, we've we tried again later and he still um said, No, I really want to take it after a few days.
So, you know, he sees that difference.
And and for me, it it's really a matter of giving him the opportunity to have some confidence, to meet some expectations and to enjoy things.
And he couldn't do that stuff.
before medication.
He just and his hyperactivity has waned a great deal since he hit puberty.
He is most of the time not literally bouncing off the walls and the furniture like he used to be.
You know, he was the human tigger.
He and and part of that is
that he also has sensory issues and his proprioceptive input is like zero and so kids crash into things when they have that issue because then they can feel
where they are in space because they don't have a good sense.
Which was a huge aha moment for me when the OT told us about that um very early on.
But you know, a lot of that has really
waned, which is good.
But you know, he still needs medication to help kind of slow his mind down and help him to be able to focus for more than three to five minutes.
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