When my oldest son was going through his rough time between diagnoses of ADD and Bi-polar disorder and I was beside myself thinking that maybe my son was fine maybe it was me who needs help! My son's pediatrician told me something that will stick with me for the rest of my life! He said that when you start blaming yourself for what your child is going through then that is when you know it is not you that needs help it is your child! You are just placing the blame on yourself because you dont want to think anything is wrong with your child. So to all of you parents out there that are going through this please dont place the blame on yourselves! In fact there is no blame to place at all! Instead look at your child in a way that others may not! I bet instead of a "Bad" child you'll be surprised to find that children with ADHD and many other pschychiatric disorders are gifted in ways other children may not be! Love your child for who he/she is and find the help they may need to get through these rough times! I'm sure you will read somewhere or be told by someone that what your doing to your child is wrong! Please ignore these comments, hold your head up high because "NO ONE" but you knows what is best for your child!
, 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 appreciated this story. I am raising a great-grandchild with ADD. I had to fight the school to get them to understand he cannot keep up with the level of homework that normal kids have. Maybe what a child without this problem could do in 30 minutes, it would take 3 plus hours to do. I was told to stop defending my child. I told them, "that is my job." I finally had to call the superintendent of schools, and when I told him of my frustration, he said, "But That Is YOUR JOB!" It is our job to encourage these gifted kids to be everything they were created to be. My child is getting A's in science. He isn't stupid, just has difficulty concentrating. Thanks for your articles.
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!