Hi, this is the second time I have written in. I have recently found
my son to have adhd, through alot of internet research I have found
that behavoral intervention to work very well along with his
medication. My son is 8 yrs. old and on aderall xr-10mg. and
wellbutrin-75mg., he takes just one pill to get through school on
Mon.-Fri. only and a wellbutrin at night before he goes to bed. I
have decided to make a behavior chart for him with his days split up
in three blocks, as he does each thing in the morning, school
time,and evening he checks them off each block rewards him with
video game time(which I wish was something more constructive, but
you work with what they are the most interested in). Morning and
evening rewards him with 1/2 hr. each and school time rewards him
with 1 hr. So if he has a bad morning but the rest of his day wwent
well he still has earned time. I made each block with very simple
commands ex: wake up for school, get dressed, to take a shower at
night, and brush your teeth, simple things to keep them with a
schedual. This just worked real good there were days that I just
wanted to give in just so I wouldn't have to fight him, but I stuck
with it and after a couple of times like that it has been 75% better
than when he was first diagnosed and before he was. This is just as
hard for me as it is for him I have to work just as hard as he does,
I also go to my son's school everyday at 12:15 to find out how his
day is and since I have started this he is almost ready for me to
stop coming in. I am just so excited that this worked that I wanted
to share this with everyone. If you are willing to push yourself and
be there and be consistant even if it seems hard I think this would
help. I felt like everything was out of control but since I have
started this it gives me that structure also, imagine what that
makes them feel, when I am not as frustrated neither is he. I hope
this has helped someone, because it was the best and hardest thing
I'm doing for my son.

If anyone has any other helpful ideas I would love to hear about
them, there's no one else who understands what this is like except
for someone else out there going through it also, for the love of
our children we find any way to make them happy and healthy and for
them to know they do anything they put their minds to.