Adhd symptoms hallowell
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Both of you definitely need to start researching. You might try reading "Driven to Distraction" by Hallowell, and "The Gift of ADHD", by Honos-Webb.
I noticed that in the Child Behavior forum (you might want to check it out), that Dr. Kennedy recommended parents to "obtain a copy of Lynn Clarks' book SOS: Help for Parents, and follow it to a 'T'. You will be very glad you did.
The best thing that you can do is to read all you can about ADHD! That way you will be able to understand what is going on with your son.
Some of the best suggested books are: a new book by a UC Berkley honors student with severe ADHD about growing up with ADHD. The book is called - "ADHD and Me, What I learned from lighting fires at the dinner table," by Blake Taylor. Basically, "the Cal freshman tells hjow he made the ADHD work in his favor.
Hi there dear,
When I was growing up I wanted to be in the Armed Forces. They said women did not do that. I grew up and guess what, yes I am now on a Veterans Pension.
I was hospitalize for on and off 3 years and was advised I would be institutionalized the rest of my life. I did not want this and fought to get specialized treatment for PTSD and in 1991 got sent to a specialized rehab centre in the states for PTSD like mine.
I am 34 weeks pregnant, I have an 8 year old stepson with ADHD. He's been a lot to handle and sometimes I break down and cry because he is so hard to handle. I am an Army wife and my husband is away for training. I am always stressed out everyday because of his lying, non attentiveness, and disobeying. It is like he doesn't care that I am pregnant, he still does the things he does. He is on Concerta once a day but it doesn't seem to work for him.
The very simple answer is that medication can work and will seem like a miracle - and they won't.
A lot can really depend on your doctor and the amount of time he spends working with your child. You need a person who specializes in ADHD - not a GP that will prescribe and run. The medications are all slightly different (and some that are a non-stimulant are very different) and react differently due to body weight and severity of ADHD.
You need to read up on ADHD to understand what it is. If he has ADHD then you are doing almost everything wrong with how you are dealing with him. If he is just too young, then you still are punishing him the wrong way.
I am glad that the school came up with a plan for your son. But ADHD is not like a cold that once treated will go away. It will be there all his life. You need to understand how it works. More importantly, you need to communicate with his teacher.
There are a couple of things going on here.
The first is that (it sounds like) when he was at school, he was on meds. That combined with the structured environment (as supermomma noted), is probably the major reason why you are seeing the difference between school and home. There is also one other factor going on.
You touch on it when you said, "his teacher notices him not focusing often and gives him short breaks and says he's very active but manageable.
I agree with margypops, you are one hell of a writer. Keep writing. Its obvious you have a lot to say and you can say it very well.
You are also at an age, that when you were in school, there was not a lot of knowledge about ADHD.. I can remember teaching kids in the 70's and 80's and we didn't really have a clue what was going on back then. A ton of your symptoms are classic ADHD cause and effect.
A while back i was told i had adhd. i was going over in my head of all the symptoms i have. i was wonerding about these posssible symptoms ,are these adhd or not? 1. when i read i seem to read but it just go through my head and usally i got to reread a few times to remeber it. adhd or not? 2.when i go out and play pool i usally just take my shot right away not aiming for a long time if i try to aim my shoots get worse i try to see the shot but cant.adhd or not?
One other thought because you say, "the meds have not taken much effect yet." Good Doctors will typically start out on low doses and then slowly increase until the desired effect is reached. While this takes time and communication, it is the safest approach. I say this because "communication" is extremely important. Make sure you let your Doctor know what is going on. If the medications do start to work, then therapy will have a much better chance of working.
We have been in therapy separate as a group and he is seeing a Dr. for the ADHD. We are consistent, structured, go to church, believe cleaning and time outs are the best punishment. Lately he becomes utterly defiant. We tell him to do something and he says "make me". We are stumped we don't back down but we definitely fumble. We talk things away but that is never enough in the moment.
Your son may well display ADHD, but it is important to arrange a thorough evaluation and not rush too quickly to the diagnosis. The on-line surveys can be useful tools to see if a person might display symptoms typical of ADHD, but a thorough assessment will consider a child's medical history, family history, current functioning at home and in school, possible alternative explanations for the symptoms identified on the surveys, etc.
Wow, I have read your post at least 3 times and am still trying to digest it. I guess you should (kinda) thank your parents because I feel like they let you with a certain genetic load that is tough to carry. No blame meant here for them. It is what it is and you have to deal with it. The trouble is that you are dealing with it alone. And that is tough. Have you done much reading on ADHD so that you know how it affects you?
I hate to tell you this, but it sure sounds like pregnancy to me.
By the way, I have seen several studies that show that sleep apnea can produce ADHD like symptoms. In fact, there have been several posters on here that have had sleep apnea, been treated and their daytime behaviors definitely changed. Has anybody ever commented about you snoring or breathing loud at night? "Regardless of type, an individual with sleep apnea is rarely aware of having difficulty breathing, even upon awakening.
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