My son is 6 and also experienced an extreme loss of appetite. He has lost 6lbs and now weighs 45lbs. I brought him to his pediatrician who suggested some weight gain measures to take such as increasing his cosnumption of foods that interest him. He also suggested boost, pediasure, and ice cream shakes. My some is a dairy lover so this has worked favorable to him and he is now maintaing his weight for 2 months. You may want to check with your pediatrician for height to weight ratio to ensure that your child is still within acceptable range for her age. I do have to watch carefully that my son does not loose any additional weight - it has taken much persistance and literal spoon feeding, however, i am happy he is noe maintaining...

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since my last post, we have been trying things to encourage eating for my daughter. I have been removing the patch earlier than normal so that she will be hungry at dinner time. Also, we give her a snack before bed, and sometimes send her to bed with a snack for during the night. Sometimes an apple, grapes, carrot sticks, or PB crackers, etc. She has been maintaining her weight of 65 lbs for about a month, but I am hoping for a weight gain soon. She began her ADHD journey as a chunky 82-lb girl wearing a size 12 clothes, and now she is back to a size 8. Her pediatrician doesn't want her to get any thinner, so I am hoping that these changes that we've made will help.

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my grandson is 11 yrs old and has always been in special ed all day ,now they are mainstreaming them in general ed at the 5th grade level and he reads and does math at 1st and 2nd grade levels. school is a nightmare for him this year.he also hs a mild cognitive disability.he is add too,and has been on vyvannse70mg for a year now but like some of you experienced he is crabby and hard to deal with after school for about 2 hours then he mellows out a bit.but homeworks a nightmare and fight every night. so we are starting intuniv with the vyvannse at img to start.i should say he has never had a problem sleeping or eating,other than eating too much at night like he never had food before.he is 5'5''tall and weighs156. so his growth has never been affected by meds. today is saturday so im glad to be able to see how its gonna affect him without having to send him off to school for a couple days.anyway i want to leave you with some info on the IEP'S AND THE LAWS PROTECTING YOU AND YOUR CHILD. im in indiana so the number will be different if your state isTthe number is 1 800 332 4433 or 1 574 234 7101 ask for parents handbook and article 7 books to be sent out to you. they will come in about 3-5 days. no parent should be without these if you have any IEP or need to start one.These books are worth millions to you in info. especially the ones of you having the behavior problems,you need these. if your state is different look online under your state. sample: maine resource center for special needs parent handbook and article 7 rules.the number will be posted or you can sign up online for them. good luck to you all,

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