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01-01-2006, 05:18 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 242
| Anyone have an ADHD child? I was just curious how many on here have a child who has ADHD? There are so many members that there has to be more than me. My son is ten, diagnosed when he was four, been on meds and behavior modification ever since. He has more than ADHD....ODD, Mood Disorder, Coordination Development Disorder. He's a handful to say the least! |
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01-01-2006, 05:29 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I sure do though mine is grown now - he still has trouble keeping jobs and following a schedule ...he usually only hears half of anything said to him - it goes on and on - the worst thing is how upset with his own self he can get when he does something he knows he shouldn't - He's a great guy - just very impulsive and self destructive in small ways...no make that big ways. I really think kids with Adhd really do have it a bit harder because most things just don't come easy to them. Sports do... but learning or comprehending don't......it can be ongoing for many boys following them all the way into adulthood. We stayed with only one medication and I saw changes in him right away....he even wants to try medication again now.... he's 25 years old. |
01-01-2006, 05:37 PM | #3 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
Posts: 1,530
| WHOOOSSSHHHH... I have 5 out of 7 that had it I am one TIRED Momma Bear. I am totally against any meds since seeing what they did to my nephew!!!!!. So far 3 have out grown it ... and my youngest is outgrowing it early so YIPEEEEEEEE . Only one of my boys is still having alot of troubles and not seeming to grow out of it as quickly as the others did. Do you know that where I used to to live they used to FORCE meds on the school children who's parents refused meds!!!! They would actually take you to court and they always Won!!! It was a small town. We moved when they started putting the pressure on me!!!!
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01-01-2006, 05:38 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 242
| I'm sure my son will be on medication all of his life. He truly cannot function without them. If the ADHD wasn't hard enough, he also has Oppositional Defiance Disorder......now THAT's even more difficult to live with. We laugh all the time that our Yorkie, Avery, has ADHD and ODD. He won't pay attention and he won't obey the rules! |
01-01-2006, 05:41 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,394
| I have two boys (18 years and 30 years) that both are ADHD.. grown but still has trouble..I can tell one of mine 3 things to do and he might remember to do one. I have to check and make sure he does certain things .. like feeding the outside dog. and they both still remind me of 15 year olds with how they act. the only thing mine does well is plays video games. |
01-01-2006, 05:41 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 242
| I TRULY don't know how parents manage with more than one child with ADHD. My son consumes all my energy and all my time. He's run off all my friends and prevents me from having new ones. You must be a Saint to have lived through them! I UNDERSTAND how tired you must be! |
01-01-2006, 05:43 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 242
| I just knew there had to be several on here with these children. I hope mine learns how to live on his own....right now it looks iffy! I can't get him to do ONE thing for himself. |
01-01-2006, 05:44 PM | #8 | |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North wilkesboro, NC
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My son is not ADHD but he is high functioning autistic and of course I worry about what kind of a life he is going to have as an adult. I accepted that he will probably always live with us or at least need our help with some things. I also worry about when we are gone, about who will look after him. He has some great first cousins and big brother so hopefully things will work out ok for him. Does anyone else on here have an autistic child? Great thread by the way.
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01-01-2006, 05:44 PM | #9 |
Mommy to 3 Princesses Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: DFW Texas
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| I was an ADHD child, but now Im an ADHD adult and so is my husband so we have a really good chance(like 99.9%) of having an adhd child. I know I was a major handful for my mother when growing up. My sister also has ADD (not ADHD) but she also has really bad coordination problems so school was always an issue that my mom was constantly dealing with. She was really good about trying to be understanding and patient about it though. She was always doing a lot of research on the condition. I have adhd really bad and Ive been on medication for 18 years. It makes a really big difference though and I dont think I would ever accomplish a single task without it. I honeslty cant imagine the amount of patience and understanding it must take to deal with some of the difficulties in having an ADHD child. I only hope that I will be good with it one day.
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01-01-2006, 05:45 PM | #10 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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| Yeah I know what you mean. My 12 year old and my 5 year old might be the death of me yet. I am wayyyy to old and tired to take it sometimes and I just sit on the floor and SCREAM...LOL..
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01-01-2006, 05:48 PM | #11 | |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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I know alot of people swear by the medication but after seeing my nephew who went from hyper to a big zombie 10 times a day on it I swore I would never use it . He is grown and very messed up now!!!!!
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01-01-2006, 05:49 PM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crystal, Minnesota
Posts: 285
| My son is almost 6 and he has ADHD. He was tested for an autism spectrum disorder but everything seemed to be ok. He also may have some learning disabilities, he is going to be tested for for that in first grade. He started kindergarten this year and is on meds for the hyperactivity so he can at least sit in his chair for the most part. He has a helper come in everyday at school to help him learn his letters and numbers. He takes a lot of time but is well worth it! I love him to pieces!
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01-01-2006, 05:50 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston
Posts: 242
| Shana, thank you, you give me hope. We're having a really rough time right now. We got a definitive diagnosis from Texas Children's Hospital and the doctors there are helping with meds. (He's been on meds and had therapy since he was four.) We're also participating in an experimental therapy....S.M.A.R.T.......Short term Mentalization and Relationship Therapy. I saw no reason not to, nothing else has worked! (Our son is adopted and we know very little medically of his bio family.) |
01-01-2006, 05:53 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | My husband was diagnosed about 40 years ago with ADD not ADHd and I think it has affected his adult life. Back in the 60's they didn't do much for it and he dropped out of high school had trouble keeping a job. He still has a hard time expressing his thoughts but has kept a job for a long time finally. It must be so hard on you as parents and for the kids. Good luck
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01-01-2006, 05:54 PM | #15 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Somewhere land
Posts: 364
| No Kids with ADHD but I am. Have been a long time and also Learning Disabled in the area of dyslexia and fine motor, long and short term memory. I went on to graduate College and take some University level courses. Most of us have IQ's that are up there, so life is frustrating as we know a ton but we just sometimes can not get it out so it makes sense and others can understand us. I understand why we sometimes come across as having short temper or emotional,... try someone telling you that you are wrong when you know it and you can pull the info but darn it you can not get it out the mouth or figures and spelled it right and string a sentence together so it can be understood. We pack a disability that is unseen and there for we are not given the understanding that we sometimes need or for people to take things a wee little slower so we can process the info coming in or going out. I was one of the first kids that was tested many many many years ago and had a Mom that was willing to make the system work for her kids all 4 of us learning disabled and three of us ADHD. Joy ( 42) |
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