Hi. My name is Wanda and I am a mom to an ADHD son who is almost
13. My son has been diagnosed with ADHD since age 6, anxiety since
last year, and defiance disorder in the last 6 months. I am at my
wits end with him. I don't know what to do. When it comes to his
meds, I am not sure if he is taking them or not--he will tell me he
has already taken them and if I give him more and he has--then he is
taking too much, and if I don't--it doesn't help him at all. He is
failing in school. I try to get him to do his homework but its just
an arguement every time. He says I nag him too much--which isn't
the case. I explained to him that if I ask him nicely to get it done
and leave it up to him, I end up with emails from his teachers that
it isn't done. And if I stand over him to make sure it gets done,
we argue or he accuses me of nagging. Its like I can not win at
all...or even get one step ahead of him. I am locking up his meds
from now on, making sure I am the only one to give him his meds. He
sees a counselor every two weeks and has a social worker who works
with him several times a week. I just feel like we are going no
where fast. He has a terrible attitude about school and about doing
any chores. What do I do?

Thanks,

Wanda