Can you buy a over the counter drug test to check? Like the kind they sell to parents? And make sure you have one that just says meth and one that gets Ritalin?

Tim talked to the people at the lab that did his drug screen, and he said they were very helpful and are going to talk to his doctor about Ritalin not being included in the test. There's a different lab that has a methylphenidate test, and if Tim's doctor pushes back and says that the original test is fine, Tim's plan is to do the follow-up pee test at his doctor's (he has to do that later this week) and then go to the other lab immediately afterward and take the Ritalin test.

I can't believe what a pain in the ass this is. I mean, I understand the doctor's POV about the test *in general* -- the DEA is being unbelievably strict with doctors who prescribe controlled substances, and so doctors have to test their patients to make sure that their patients are taking the meds and not selling them/giving them to friends or family. That's fair.

But what's ridiculous is testing Tim for a drug with a test that literally doesn't test for the drug. That would be like me taking a Hep C test to see if I was pregnant. That's not how this works. Sheesh.

Anyway, please send drug-test-ma to Tim, that this shit will get sorted out easily and his doctor will understand the problem and he'll keep getting his Ritalin prescribed.

I'm glad Tim talked to the lab and that they are being helpful. I hope his doctor apologizes for giving him a hard time.

I'm so glad the lab is helpful! See-sense~ma to Tim's doctor.

I hope his doctor apologizes for giving him a hard time.

Sadly I find this unlikely.

I hope his doctor apologizes for giving him a hard time.

Sadly I find this unlikely.

Yeah, I can't imagine the doctor apologizing. The best-case outcome I'm hoping for is him saying, okay, we'll order a methylphenidate assay for you. And then following through.

I also really hope he hasn't stopped prescribing Ritalin to other patients because he fucked up and ordered the wrong test.

The way our school district works is that, as an Autism Spectrum Paraprofessional, I am guaranteed a position, but what school and what program changes based on need. We find out this week where we assigned and I have been checking my email every, um, two minutes all day.

I asked to go back to the Transitions program for adults 18-26 I worked at last fall and loved, so keep your fingers crossed. I could end up with preschoolers, or as a one-on-one or who knows.

Assignment~ma, Scrappy!

Got my assignment. As I suspected, preschoolers. Not that I don't love preschoolers, but it's LOTS more chasing kiddos and wiping butts than in higher grades which is why those with more seniority tend to avoid it. Still better than doing HR, though.

Ooh, yikes, Scrappy. I hope you find some joy in it, and maybe next year get to go back to other things?