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My son was recently diagnosed ADHD at the age of 4 1/2. I'm not familiar with early childhood and ADHD and could use some suggestions or reading material how to help him and us as we adapt to this. Any suggestions? The doctor told us he puts the "h" in adhd so the hyperness is really there as well as the spontanious and he's an only child to boost.
My son just turned 21, he lives at home, does pizza delivery. He was diagnosed with server ADHD in Highschool but he didn't like the mediacation cause it made him aggressive. He has recently done neuroscience brain training which has cured him of ADHD.
Now he wants to get his stuff together but has no idea what in life he wants to do.
Is there a counselor of some sort (outside of a Psh) that can help him narrow down some choices, and guide him in making a decision?
How can a family prepare an emergency action plan to support a pregnant bipolar family member in the case of a relapse during pregnancy &/or postpartum?
Hi, I am curious because you posted in the ADHD community and not the child behavior forum. Does your son have ADHD? Mark's answer is correct, but if you son does have ADHD it would also explain the impulsiveness of his comments, and the trouble that he has controlling what he is saying.
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There needs to be an action for his action. That action has to be very constant and immediate. If the action does not happen, he will never stop.
I think you might want to pick up Joe's book as he has several things in it that will really help you to deal with him.
And by the way, going to a therapist is a good idea. As long as the therapist also trains YOU how to work with your child. If all the therapist does is talk to the child - it will not be successful.
My son was assessed by a psychologist then diagnosed with adhd when he was 5yrs old. He was put on to concerta with many side effects.no appetite weight loss and extreme rebound effect at night which was unbearable. During that time I discovered neurotherapy and he started sessions 3 times a week. He improved markedly in his, concentration and focus in class and behaviour and meds were stopped.
My 14 year old son has WPW and has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. What medications would be appropriate and relatively low risk for him? Do you have any expoerience with Intuniv and WPW?
You are welcome. Here is a link that you might find interesting. Its "A guide for women with ADHD "
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/6212.html?
To be frank, there is no solid evidence that natural remedies will successfully treat ADHD (the name of the condition, even when hyperactivity is not present - such a child displays Inattentive-type ADHD). It would be irresponsible of me to guide you toward treatments that are not supported by empirical evidence.
I have a ten year old that was diagnoed ADHD at age 5 then aspergers/HFA at age 7 now a mood disorder. the meds for ADHD always worked about 9 weeks then stopped. the school did all kind of tests and he fit the autism one.
My son has been on the Feingold diet for mild autism and adhd symptoms. I noticed on the website that this diet can help with depression and suicidal thoughts. It also helps with violent behavior and insomnia.
I've been adding a lot of the food into my everyday life and can personally tell you I feel pretty good.
The diet eliminates foods with chemicals and dyes and even apples. Goodbye M&Ms and Skittles.
To get the shopping guide and brochures is a bit expensive.
Actually what he is doing is not that unusual for an adhd kid. Kids with adhd can hyperfocus (especially if playing video games). Once they are in this stated...things like going to the bathroom just don't register till its too late. And, of course, being impulsive is highly typical of adhd kids. They don't think before doing stuff...as many emergency room doctors can tell you. What can you do about this? Medication will help the impulsiveness.
I agree with u all, but it did make me think and consider when I use it. Research links a ton of action to adhd. What that comes to is they may not truly know what is causing children to develop thaty oldest has adhd and my yoingest doesn't, he is 14 and to this day they still ask the same question did u drinkl, smoke, do drugs while pregnant and the answer is the same. I just thought it was interesting. What about lunch meat??
Wow - that is a lot to handle and I would absolutely urge you to get a 2nd opinion, and perhaps a 3rd opinion as well. Russell Barkley, in his authoritative guide to ADHD, says (and I agree) that the professionals in our lives serve as advisors and nothing more.
"We" as parents must advocate for our children and make certain that they are getting the best care and treatment possible - including support and encouragement.
In terms of the diagnoses - I have two thoughts:
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I read the doctors answer and having him ckecked for ADHD would not hurt. My daughter Nicolena is 9 and she has ADHD . I finally after several doctors I took her to and they all were horrible, all they want to do is give her medication, she does take meds. but I finally found the right doctor and she went from being nasty not being able to enjoy the things a 9yr. girl should. We are really happy with the outcome.
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