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Angella

I have 2 boys , they are 11 and 2. My oldest has ADHD.

posted 11/08/2009, comments (0)

The benefits of ADHD

Not sure if it's worth the price of having ADHD over being just a normal kid with out the struggles,but here's my perspective on the good side of ADHD that I have observed in my son's life. He is super smart. In second grade (now in fifth) he was at a 4th grade reading level. He maintains honor roll most of the time. He is a math wiz. He is very... Read more Chevron

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Angella

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I have 2 boys , they are 11 and 2. My oldest has ADHD.

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posted 11/08/2009, comments (0)

What type of meds are you or your child on for ADHD and what is your experience with that med?

My son is on Straterra, it helps but not quiet enough. His adhd consists mostly of impulsivity, agressive attitude, and patients with interaction;as in when I ask him about something like where is your game boy or did you put up your bike? He spases out and sounds something like this.. What?I don't know? It's upstairs, gaa don't you know anything,... Read more Chevron

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Merely Me

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (6)

What it is like to Parent a Hyperactive Child

Since the time that my son Max could crawl and get around, he has had two speeds, fast and faster. I remember peering in to check up on Max in his crib and he would be attempting an escape yelling out, "GO!" in an excited infant chant. As a matter of fact, "Go" was his first word even before "mama" or "milk." His freedom to get... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (2)

Letting Things Slip through the Cracks at Work

I let the most bizarre things fall through the cracks. At home it's usually something small, like when I was steeping herbs in olive oil, and left them in the jars for over a year (it should have only been a month or so). At work it's usually something small too. Not all the time, but frequently enough to be a potential problem. It only... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

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I have been in a marriage of 20 years with a man who has ADHD and is in complete, violent denial about it. Because I grew up with so little self-esteem I figured this was the normal course of events; you marry someone and as long as they don't physically abuse you then you suck up and put up with all the emotional abuse they hurl at... Read more Chevron

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