[tri-med] any ideas

  Hello!  I have never posted here but have posted to tri-family once or twice 
in the past.  Wondering if anyone has had any issues with certain behaviors in 
trisomy 9-ers.  My son, Haiden is 4 years old.  He has partial trisomy 9.  This 
past year he has been very "trying" (is that why they call trisomy kids 
"triers", lol!).  He has always been "busy", constantly doing something.  
However, he has begun to get more busy and talk (has limited speech) very 
loudly.  It has sure worked my nerves.  Haiden seems to do the exact opposite 
of what you ask him to do.  If you say, "Haiden don't sit on the table", he 
sits on the table.  The power of suggestion is huge to him.  Even if we are 
discussing his actions and not directly talking to him, when he hears what we 
are talking about he does it!  YIKES!!!  Haiden is so loving, but very 
impatient.  We have tried Ritalin (thanks to a psychiatrist at Mayo) which DID 
NOT HELP.  He actually began with tongue thrusts and facial tics when he
 took one dose.  Needless to say, we never gave him that again.  Then, we tried 
Strattera.  Didn't help either.  Haiden got excessively emotional/tearful and 
then began to hit himself.  We stopped it immediately.  We have tried all sorts 
of herbal stuff which seem to make him more hyper.  I don't know what we can 
try next. We have to give him a small dose of Clonidine to get him to fall 
asleep or he stays awake until he drops (which is really late and no one gets 
any sleep). The only bad thing is that it doesn't work for the whole night, so 
he gets up during the night and either wants to stay awake or sleep with us.  I 
recently had another child in January and am so exhausted.  I really need some 
advice from anyone.  Understand that Haiden is extremely bright and very 
perceptive.  He doesn't take "no" for an answer.  We love him dearly and want 
to help him calm down a bit so that he can learn as much as he can; make as 
many friends as he can; and handle life the best that
 he can.  I could go on and on, but am pretty tired and since both children are 
sleeping, I should be too.  Thanks in advance for any info!!!
  Thea
  Mom to lovable Haiden Briant (4 years old, partial trisomy 9 and adorable and 
born 2 months early on the most appropriate day...July 4th! Probably why he is 
soooo independent) and Ava Grace (8 weeks and very sweet!)
ohh, and wife to Brian (going on 7 years!)
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