Hi Rhonda,

My son is 17 now, but was diagnosed at age 6. Therapy can be helpful for both
you & your son. Will saw a therapist till he was about 12 ( there were some
other things going on with him). His therapist helped him learn how to handle
things that non-ADHD people have no problems with. The therapist can also give
you ideas about how to use positive reinforcement & what kind of discipline will
work with your son.

My son still needs to be told ahead of time when we're going somewhere, like
today we're going to my sister's & I just told him that we're leaving in a half
hour. At night he gets warnings for bedtime at 1 hour & ½ hour so he can finish
whatever he's doing. Transitions are hard for our ADHD'ers, learning to change
class in Middle School took a while with him. I used to be more conscious of
routine when he was younger, now we're more flexible cause he seems to be
alright with it, although supper time & bedtime are still pretty routine.

Don't know about the pants thing, may be a control issue. I reached the point
where I'd just throw a change of clothes, jacket, whatever in the car so that if
he decided I was right later on he could change. Now I just figure if he isn't
smart enough to realize it's going to cool off before we get home or it's cool
enough to need a jacket, it's his problem.

Hope this helped a little. I'm sure Barb will be around later with her list of
helpful links, I need to save them so I can send them out for her when she's not
online:)

Nancy (NM)

> I am a new member, my almost 7 yr old son was just put on medication 2 months
ago. We just
> doubled the dose this week. I just have some general questions.
>
> 1-Is it wise to see a therapist to learn how to adapt to a child with ADHD?
Some days I
> just don't know, what to say or do. I understand they like routine but what
other things
> might make life a bit easier? Would a therapist help with this?
>
> 2-Do a lot of ADHD kids pitch a fit when they have to leave the house? We
were going to a
> baseball game. It will be a fun and positive outing for the family. My son
yelled, threw
> himself to the floor, then we asked him to change in to pants and they just
put him over the
> edge. After we got to the game. He had fun, and I said wasn't it silly that
you threw such
> a fit?! He didn't say anything.
>
> I know my son wants to do good and he tends to get the poor me depression
attitude.
>
> We are going to have a baby in Feb and I want to have a better understanding
and handle with
> all this.
>
> Thanks,
> Rhonda
>
>