You are such a sweetie, Barb, thank you for thinking and praying for us. That truly means the world to me. She is still doing the same. It would seem the Ritz...
I have two children who are adhd. I have never restricted food for either of them. I do require them to eat some healthy food. But once they come down from...
That's good if they have money... :P Mine either doesn't do his chores so
doesn't get an allowance OR he's stolen stuff/broken stuff so he OWES money.
:P Kind...
I just thought this was absolutely spot on. Barb The Value of Trust 644.4 A teenager wants to go to a party, but she's sure her mom won't let her. So she and...
Boy, for one thing I would seriously think about not using stimulants with your grandson as it can really make the bi-polar symptoms escalate. Just a thought...
What a difficult time! I am glad that at least she's maintaining her weight. Bonus that even if it doesn't seem like the sessions are helping Aidin too much,...
**SIGH** My kids save their "good behavior" for Nana and Papa, too. Drives me nuts, but on the other hand, at least I KNOW what they're capable of, so I...
Well when they first diagnosed him it was with adhd 3 yrs. ago. The concerta was the only thing that calmed him down anough to attend school and function in...
Well, growth spurts and hormones can make things that worked before stop working. My DS is 17 and was diagnosed with depression then ADHD when he was 13. He...
I get what your saying and he does see a psychiatrist once a month but I and his teacher believe his actions are medicine related. We have had him calm before...
I have seen that PBS piece also. Eye opening. And I can't agree more that you know in a lot of these kids they are given a med, have a side affect, that...
Oh I should clarify my response. When we saw bad side affects from a particular med we stopped that med. My son did not tolerate Respirdol, Abilify or...
I dont do allowances but I do believe in chores, We live here as a family so all gets to help out.. Plus they get weekly rewards or penaltys. I found some...
Oh, I find that cleaning the bathroom is the #1 hated chore around here, so that's assigned first. But outside chores are great because they release some of...
email. All I get is the title then a short maybe 8 letters about the subject. So for instance I don't look at medication doses talks. So I delete them....
Vitamin D. With Love and Compassion for all life Linda McFadden EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me To: adhdparentssupportgroup@yahoogroups.com From:...
Hi guys, Since many of you are mommy bloggers or amazing on the online support groups, I thought I'd send you this story about someone who has turned her...
Perhaps this is something we could send to our fellow teachers of our children. Just a thought. Thanks- Monica ~ mommy to my little girls ~Aidin: 30 wkr, 4.5...
Hi, I am new to the boards. My Son was diagnosed in May with ADD he is 8yrs old. His pediatrician recommended using Biphentin as this was the drug that had...
My son Hayden, 6, just started kindergarten this year. He was officially dx with ADHD in the summer, but we don't have a 504 or IEP in place yet. His teacher...
I don't know about long term effects, but I can tell you that both of my kids (8 yo boy and 10 yo girl) are on Biphentin and it has made a huge difference in...
Biphentin is the cousin to ritalin as with all this medication long term effects is to check for HBP... have the thyroid checked.. some dont use:: if you have...
Hi, I dont know much about the med. your son is taking. but my daughter, 8yrs old, also has ADD. Holly has taken straterra, made her a zombie, and adderoll. I...
Scared to go out to a meeting to speak to a client? Need to deliver a speech but feel like fainting at the thought of going in front of the class to present?...
After waiting MONTHS for an appointment, getting kicked out of school, and fighting with other professionals about autism, we FINALLY got and ADHD diagnosis!!...
Hi! well i got the same problem with my son too. h's 8 yrs old and i been having a lot of problems at school. since school starter i have been in conference...
Hi, I'm glad you got what you were after. My DS (6 yrs old) has a bad speech and language problem. She has trouble comprehending lots of things. I have come to...
My husband and I just had a meeting with the schoolabout our son. They are going to try some interventions before testing for the MFE, to see excatly what he...
Amanda: Ummmm . . . . NO it does not sond weird to be happy that you have a diagnosis! I can only speak for myself, but I felt the same way . . . absolutely! ...