Okay, let's see.

The guy that does all the testing decided that Matt has ADD or ADHD type I (whichever you call it) because Matt has trouble focusing. They've been doing testing for over two weeks now. All the symptoms they say are ADD are also the same symptoms that PTSD creates. However, they have asked Matt about these symptoms but not why he has them. Example: Matt can't focus. That is where the questions end. Then I ask him why. Matt tells me it's because he hears a noise and he has to check it to make sure it's safe.

Needless to say I've been a bit pissed off about this. Also he doesn't have any hyperactivity issues, other than pacing, which once again is due to safety issues.

So this weekend they put him on Ridilan. Friday he was on 5 mg at 9 am and 1 pm and Saturday they upped him to 10mg at the same times. He was stoned out of his mind. He couldn't focus, couldn't understand a simple sentence, couldn't sit still, made him impossible to deal with. Basically did everything to him that supposedly was the "problem" in the first place. On top of all this, when I complained to the nurses they told me he was "behaving" fine and that was what the drug was supposed to do. So the people working with him labeled him as having behavior issues just because he was on Ridlin! They ignored everything I had to say over the weekend.

So Monday, I brought him to the school for a tour (that was fun with him all drugged up) and then when we returned to the hospital, I spoke the the SW there. Told her what was going on, what I seen, how Matt is reacting ect. Matt has been pulled off the meds as of today. They do admit it could just be PTSD (they don't know, they don't seem to care, they are completely ignoring his anxiety and trauma up to this point.) The SW is going to push that they treat his symptoms of anxiety, so I will hear more tomorrow.

He probably won't be medicated on anything because we don't have a doctor that can follow up for meds. On top of the fact that they haven't got a freaking clue of what they are doing.

Kathy, do you need any other details? I probably missed something somewhere here.