hi, my name is ritu and my 15yr old son has been diaognised with ADHD this april...handling him comes with all the usuall symptoms and problems faced in such...
That's great that he scored so high on the NWEA and sorry you had the breakdown moment. Better days await you Marilyn ... From: barbjay <barbjay@...>...
I talked to the teacher yesterday. Actually he is in the process of getting and IEP done at this time. He isnt even trying to write. He just sits there and...
I would think that puberty will throw things off a little with adhd, that is guess a SWAG though. I am not one for medicating as well. I actually think there...
ritu My son is 10 and we are going through the same thing so I cannot offer you any advice, but a venting and "listening" to you. My son is like that too. He...
Have you had a meeting with the school or teachers? I had a meeting with my sons "team", it was unofficial, but it has helped, the special ed teacher saw that...
Its funny you mentioned that at the end of your letter because he woke up this morning still not having all of his homework done and I told him that he was...
First of all welcome. It is difficult to see our children struggle and our natural instinct is to learn all we can to help them. So you did NOTHING wrong...
I think partly puberty would make it harder. They say the younger the child is that is diagnosed with adhd symptoms the worse it is. So if your child starts...
Hi Lisa, I just wanted to give a big welcome and say that you have found an awesome group of supportive fellow parents of kids with ADHD. My son is almost 9...
I know with my son if he does his homework right after we get home he does it with no problem. But I let him wait then he just drags it out and we argue about...
All I can say is that 15 is an EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY (did I say EXTREMELY) difficult age to deal with . . . issues or not. The hormones seem to suck the beains...
Hi Everyone, I am new to the site. My 8 year son has just been diagnosed with ADHD-inattentive subtype. The school is starting the process of having him...
Okay so I know that I'm not alone dealing with a child with ADD (not the hyper type except for the non stop motor mouth) but this is the first time I thought...
Ok, you're definitely not alone. My 18 yr. old graduated (JUST BARELY) from High School in June. His high school years were one problem after another. He...
Hi: I have an 8 year old with ADHD. He is on a very low dose of Ritalin, which we just started last month. We recently added guanfacine twice a day. I have...
Hi, I have twins w/ ADHD, one with inattentive type. We didn't have good luck with Adderall....too many side effects for her. Ritalin works good for her. Missi...
My son did not do very good with Adderal either but it might of been the Clonidine causing the problems. So I can't really say for sure. We use Ritalin LA...
My daughter takes 30 mg of Vyvanse and it works very well for her (much better than the Biphentin she was taking before), except that her insomnia is quite...
Thank you everyone...you all helped me so much. Made me feel a lot better. Well we went and saw the Child Psychologist on monday. She asked but of stuff and...
Couple of comments. That's great that he will be getting therapy. As for helping him learn how to live his life without meds, I saw with my son that he...
thanks for sharing, I feel a little better knowing that I'm not alone suffering out there, my son yells at me all the time that he's going to move out when...
Well, the night my DS left I really feel he thought I was going to go out looking for him. DH was out of town (of course he knew that and used it to his...
Jules: Your post is spot on. Kids with or without an alphabet who are constantly told they're "bad" live up to the expectation (self-fulfilling prophecy). Of...
Cat and Barb Both of you described my now 22 year old daughter. When she was in high school I couldnt get her to go because she wasnt part of the in crowd. she...
When our son was diagnosed, I was relieved & sad & hopeful too! Then came the battles to get him the help he needs. Sigh. I think you're doing the right...
Wow, thanks to both of you Marilyn and Barb, I do feel alot better having vented and seeing that I'm really not alone in this. I by no means think that high...
