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Don't Want Him Lost in the Crowd !
Asked by N.A. from Dallas
on October 1, 2008
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My Son is a freshman in Cedar Hill, TX - I have a great son I have to admit he acts like a old man but he is great. lol Here is were the problem lies. Every school yea...
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- I would consider talking to his doctor about the possibility of him having ADD. A lot of people suffering from ADD do not realize it until they reach high school and c...
- I am a teacher and have seen many previously unmedicated children, medicated (lower elementary). I haven't seen an amazing change in grades, only behavior. I do know t...
- I don't know if this would work for your son, but Texas Tech offers online classes for high school credit. Most schools allow students to take these classes and count...
My 8Yr Old I Believe Is ADD and Need Some Help
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on April 20, 2009
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Hi,
My 8yr old has tourette's, which can cause other disorders such as OCD and ADD/ADHD. My son is showing what I think to be ADD he has a really hard time focusin...
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- I took my kids to LaRue Eppler, who is trained in something called OneBrain. It helps by reconnecting the synapses and connections between the hemispheres. When my 14 ...
- www.blockcenter.com - website has lots of info, the doctor is great and has written a fantastic book that parents can use step by step to figure out the root of their ...
- hi, J.. my son who is now almost 14,has add, and also border line autistic tendencies. i know just how you feel. i do not so much have advice as i do support for you....
Ready for #2? How Do You Know?
Asked by I.H. from New York
on June 11, 2009
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Before I got pregnant with my son, my husband and I both wanted 2 to 3 kids. After my son was born, we had a tough time adjusting to being a family of 3. My husband an...
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- I got pregnant with my second unexpectedly when my first son was 6 months old. I would have said I wasn't ready for another, but since at that point It had happened a...
- I., I have goose bumps while reading your inquiry... I'm in a very similar situation: married for 5.5 years, turning 33 in 2 months, baby boy (7 months old today), bo...
- I., Think of when your parents had kids - or translated: Anything can happen, good or bad. Child planning is just one of those things that you have to look at wh...
Focusing Problem
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on September 12, 2008
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My 4 year old is driving me nuts. My husband and I just don't know what to do. She dosen't listen, I know 4 year olds don't listen very well but she takes it to anothe...
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- Hello S., oh dear...you can try a few things. first, no more yelling, it will only get worse. you may haveto start putting her on timeout if she's not willing to ...
- Hi S., this sounds EXACTLY like my 4-year-old daughter. I was getting close to posting the same message. I personally wrote Mindy B. for some more insight on controll...
- S., She could have some Auditory processing issues. Maybe try a deveoplmental Peditrician or a child physcologist. You really need to nip it before she getsolder. S...
Discipline and Behavior
Asked by C.W. from Columbia
on February 9, 2007
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13 daughter has adhd and i need alot of help understanding all the diffrent things she does. her back talking, her not focusing, her saying okay i will 100 times and s...
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- While I dont have a child with ADHD my live in boyfriend does. It can be very hard to get him to focus on something and get it done, and is case is very severe even t...
- I don't think it has anything to do w/ ADHD. i would say she's a teenager and teenagers go through phases like those.
- my 23 year old has had adhd since he was a young child...diagnosed at 8. i made lists did checkoffs, sent him to his room with temper tantrums (that really worked we...
Focusing
Asked by M.L. from Indianapolis
on November 15, 2006
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My daughter is 7 is ADHD and is on meds. This year in school has been really rough on her. Her main problem is focusing on school work and getting it finished in cla...
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- What medicine is she on? I have ADD (ADHD when i was a kid). I'm now 28 years old, married, got a great college education, have a 3 week old daughter. The good news is...
- I taught emotionally handicapped students for 13 years and a good majority of them were ADHD not necessarily Emotionally handicapped, I always put in their IEP that th...
- we have an almost fifteen year old who suffers from adhd and severe anxiety disorder. I'm not a doctor, but watch her sleeping paterns and talk to her about whats goin...
13 Yr. Old Boy - School Struggles
Asked by A.M. from San Francisco
on April 4, 2008
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My 13 year old boy is really struggling in school. The classroom environment is very hard for him and he is often unable to focus or pay attention for long periods of...
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- Has your son ever been tested for ADD? From what your telling me, he has some typical characteristics of ADD, such as trouble focusing, works better one on one, but st...
- Hi A., You seem to have it all together with what you say about yourself. I wonder why you only mentioned you have a father and husband in the home also until your las...
- I suggest you read the book Raising Cain. I believe the author is Michael Thompson. Your son is a normal 13 year old. Our schools are making normal boys into abnorm...
Help with Adderall and Pregnancy
Asked by J.B. from Washington DC
on October 29, 2008
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Hi, my best friend wants to start a family with her husband, but she is on some very strong medications and is looking for advice from any other moms who have experien...
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- i second the advice to find a new doctor. she should definitely be making med changes under the supervision of a psychiatrist and an OB. usually they will, with inpu...
- If her doctor hasn't been much help, then she needs a different doctor. She needs a good OB and likely a psychiatrist familiar with pregnancy related issues. This...
- Encourage better diet! Have her add Omega 3 to her diet. http://borntoexplore.org/omega.htm Most doctors are not educated in this, do an online study! I highly re...
Looking for an Affordable Therapist or Maybe Some Good Advice
Asked by R.D. from Dallas
on January 24, 2009
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My boyfriend and I have been together for about 4 years and we have a child together. Our relationship is already strained because he works at night and I go to school...
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- First, alot of it sounds like your ages. To some degree we've all had things like that happen in our younger years together as a couple because you learn how to be a ...
- R., You sound like a smart woman. Find that affordable counselor anywhere you can. If your boyfriend is not willing to go, then go alone......no excuses. Obviously...
- A good sliding-scale place is Youth and Family Counseling in Flower Mound. There number is ###-###-####. I actually used to work there, and they have several good ther...
Ritalin LA - Kind of Long - Sorry!
Asked by D.A. from Washington DC
on November 19, 2006
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My daughter, who is 8 years old, is on Ritalin LA - 30 mg. She was diagnosed with ADD/ADHD at the age of 6 and has been on this same med since then, gradually increas...
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- I have ADD....wasn't diagnosed with it till 11th grade and was put on Dexedrine. It seemed to make a world of difference. For High school, I went to a Catholic girls...
- My Ex-husband was on a lot of different kinds of ritalin. End result was that he wasnt any better and it ended up destroying his liver. He now has to take medications ...
- A lot weighs on what the concerning remarks were that your daughter made. Bipolar disorder can often look like ADD/ADHD and is frequently misdiagnosed. Often in ...
