Words of wisdom that came from the mouth of my son's pediatrician!

Thank you for the comment on my post!  It's very much appreciated!  Have you talked with your school about an IEP?  (Individualized Education Plan) if your grandchild was diagnosed with ADD and is having trouble keeping up in school you have a right to this!  It may require some effort on your part to have the school consider this but it worked great with my oldest son when I fought with the school to have it done!  An IEP gives children more time to work on assignments and it also gives children assisgnments that are more suited to thier needs.  If you havenbt got IEP yet and the school is fighting it I would go a second route and get ahold of an angency thats deals with this typre of stuff.  Right now I am going through an agency called Central Intermediate Unit they are going to do an evaulation on my preschooler to see if he needs an IEP.  You can also go through MHMR (Mental Health and Mental Retardation) I know this may not sound like something for your grandchild because he only has ADD but they deal with that too!  I used MHMR for my oldest son and it worked great also!  If you already have contacted these agencies and have an IEP then you and your grandchild are off to a great start!  Good luck with everything! 

Thank you for your comment on my post!  My son's pediatrician has been his doctor since he was born we have moved around alot and had to see different pediatricians but we were not happy with the other doctors and returned to this one!  He is a life saver!  He is also my youngest son's doctor!  And I will never see a different pediatrician!  When you find a good one you keep it!  LOL Maybe you should look into a different one! Or at least get a second opinion!  You should never feel the way you described!  You are the parent and you know what is best with your child!  I am also glad to hear that the doctor tested for thyroidism problems as this can also cause symptoms similar to ADD ADHD.  My oldest was tested and I am sure my youngest will be too.  Good luck with everything!  I hope you and your son find a good doctor that is willing to listen and help any way he or she can!

I wish I could "shop around" so to speak, but we are military and you take what you get and don't complain (much), the health care is covered after all. I'm not knocking military medicine, we've had good results with them, but it's what universal health care is all about. You are assigned a doctor (who is overworked), deal with the long waits, the bureaucratic attitudes of those who could care less about "customer service" (government hires are almost impossible to reprimand or fire), and outdated opinions (further education is required but forward thinking is not), but there is no out-of-pocket expense.

Again, I am not trying to sound like a whiner, I am grateful for what is covered but there are negatives like with anything. Civilian-side you can usually pick your GP (from an approved list usually) and find someone you like, but the negative is you have to pay (a % at least), and pay for everything else as well (testing, meds, etc), depending on your insurance. There are up's and down's with both systems.

I'll take your ped's advice and keep it in mind when I visit whomever they've assigned to us this week , you stay with your wonderful Dr. for as long as he practices and recommend him to everyone so he has no insentive to leave!

I am so sorry to hear about what you and your son are going through.   I do remember having to consider a behavioral school for my son where they do regular schooling half the day and the other half would be behavioral therapy.  I looked into it and although it seemed like a nice school and maybe something that would help him in the long run I decided against it.  I decided that I would just keep him in his regular school and just deal with problems as they arose.  He was my son and I was willing to fight however much I had to to keep him as "Normal" as possible.  I'm glad I did decide against it because my son is in the 3rd grade and is doing great!  He is actually being put into enrichment classes which we always knew he was extremely intelligent he just couldnt focus on a damn thing!  So my advise to you is just fight it every step of the way I would rather make a complete ass out of myself then to have my son singled out like he is one!  Good luck to both you and your son I wish you the best!