 | PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS OFFENSIVELY, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HORSE CRAP SUGGESTED TO YOU IN THE OTHER REPLIES...AND SOME GOOD ADVICE. I KNOW BECAUSE NOT ONLY HAVE I "STUDIED" AND "RESEARCHED" ADHD (BIG WHOOP), BUT I ALSO HAVE HAD IT FOR OVER 25 YEARS NOW. AS AN ADULT, I AM JUST NOW BEING TREATED FOR IT. THEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, AND MY PARENTS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO GO ON ANY OF THE MEDICATIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR ADDICTIVE NATURE. SOME OF THE OTHER PARENTS HERE HAVE SUGGESTED ADDICTIVE DRUGS AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE PEDIATRICIANS ARE STILL USING THAT CRAP WHEN SO MANY OTHER BETTER MEDS ARE AVAILABLE. ASK YOUR SON'S PEDIATRICIAN ABOUT STRATERRA. THIS IS A VERY GOOD MEDICATION, FAIRLY NEW, BUT NON-ADDICTIVE AND HAS SHOWN VERY PROMISING RESULTS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE; ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. IT IS WHAT I TAKE ALSO. TOO MANY PEOPLE CLAIM TO UNDERSTAND ADHD, BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT UNLESS YOU YOURSELF HAVE IT, YOU CAN ONLY PARTIALLY UNDERSTAND IT. THERE IS ONLY ONE DISCIPLINE GUIDELINE I CAN GIVE YOU (FURTHER DOWN). ADHD IS DIFFERENT IN EVERYONE. ALSO, DID THEY DO A PET-SCAN ON YOUR SON? THIS IS THE ONLY TRUE WAY TO DISTINGUISH ADHD FROM ODD, ADD, PTSD, AND BI-POLAR DISORDER. PLEASE, DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY RULE THESE OUT BECAUSE THEY SOUND MORE SEVERE OR BARBARIC. BI-POLAR DISORDER IS JUST AS COMMON AND VERY CLOSELY RELATED TO ADHD. AND UNLIKE SOCIETY WILL MAKE YOU THINK; IT'S OKAY TO HAVE! ADHD, BI-POLAR, ODD, PTSD, ETC. ETC. THEY ARE BRAIN DISORDERS, IT'S JUST LIKE SOMEONE WHO IS DIABETIC, OR SOMEONE WITH A HEART CONDITION. SO MANY PEOPLE ACT STUPID WHEN IT COMES TO ACCEPTING THESE DISORDERS; THEY FREAK OUT OVER THE WORD "MEDICATION". I'M GLAD THERE ARE SO MANY MOTHERS HERE WHO ARE NOT THAT WAY (INCLUDING YOU). IT'S REFRESHING BECAUSE THE WHOLE TIME I WAS GROWING UP IT WAS A THREAT, "IF YOU DON'T CALM DOWN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT YOU ON MEDICATION." THANK GOD WE'VE COME THIS FAR. AND THANK GOD FOR THE MEDICATION. I AM NOW ABLE TO BE MORE FOCUSED, AND NOT SO MOODY, I'M MUCH LESS CONTROLLING, AND NOT SO TALKATIVE AND HYPER ALL THE TIME. I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING THAT RINGS TRUE WITH ALL ADHD CHILDREN. IN ALL YOU DO; BE CONSISTENT. WE DO NOT LIKE CHANGE OR ADJUST EASILY. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE SOMETHING, EVEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WHICH DRAWER YOU PUT YOUR SON'S SOCKS IN; PLEASE SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND GO OVER IT. ALSO, DON'T CONSTANTLY CHANGE YOUR DISCIPLINE METHOD. PICK ONE AND STICK WITH IT.
I'M SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG, BUT I ONLY WISH THERE HAD BEEN MORE ADVICE AVAILABLE TO MY OWN PARENTS SO THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT. GOD BLESS THEM, THEY STILL DID A GREAT JOB.
IF I CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE, FEEL FREE TO REACH ME AT CHATTERBOX6641@AOL.COM. I REALLY DO MEAN THAT. I WOULD BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU MORE ADVICE IF YOU NEED IT. |
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