We have had our grandson since birth, he is now 6 and is showing characteristics of ADHD. Both parents have it and can not care for him.
I have such mixed feelings about medication but at this point he's out of control . We need to do something, it's becoming very difficult.
Not sure what to do.
Hi there
You have my utmost respect for taking care of your grandson. I know it must be really hard. Can you tell us more about your grandson's behaviors? What sorts of things is he doing? What does his school say? Or his pediatrician? It would be good to get some support and information for this decision.
It was especially hard for me to begin medication for my son. But in his case...it ended up being a really good decision and I had wished I had done it sooner. But before I had him take medication...I really tried to do every other method first to give them a good try...such as behavior modification....and changing his diet...things like this.
It is a very personal decision and...not an easy one to make for sure.
We have a downloadable guide here on ADHD Central...about what to ask the doctor before acquiring ADHD medication....it is right on the page you are presently looking at. This might be a useful aid for you right now.
Do tell us how things go. I wish you the best of luck with this. Thank you for your question.
i'm curious to know how you feel this new beh'r occurred overnight seemingly, i'm in the same boat and noticed emotional behr's such as angered quickly, but instead of becoming violent, my son internalizes his anger till he starts to cry, this has become daily to his closest friends. i worry all the time, please hang in there, for your grandson, i hope things become better.
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Hi and thankyou for the quick response.
I got called into school last year when my grandson was in Kindergarten and was told he just couldn't be still in class . Always moving and talking out of turn. Of course I went into denial and just didn't believe his behavior was that bad. I guess because he was always so good. Never went through the " terrible two's " or three's. It didn't affect his learning so I let things go. After he turned 6 last May things seemed to change almost over night. He won't mind us at all anymore. He has outbursts of screaming and crying. He hits me (grandma) kicks me, yells at me. When trying to talk to him he starts talking and argues with everything. He breaks things and as of late goes from one thing to another. It's like he's making up for the few years he was so good. Getting into things he know he should not get into.
We have tryed everything. I feel sad most of the time now and sometimes wish his parents could take him. That's not what I want but I am so frustrated.
I do have some papers to fill out from his DR. and I guess at this point it would be the best thing to do and consider medication.
We just want to get back to normal and be happy and do what's best for him. We love him very much.
Thanks for listening. Grandma, Cathy