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Jamaica

Jamaica's Story

Hi. My name is Jamaica but i like to be caled Jet. My adopted parents were abusive to me and my brother, but the worse thing is: my adopted mom was very abusive to my adopted dad. She hit him and threw stuff at him and called him a lot of mean names. My adopted mom was white and my adopted dad was black. I loved my adopted dad in a way, but i... Read more Chevron

posted 03/05/2010, comment (1)|

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8 yr old talking disrespectfully is so frustrating

My 8 year old is now starting to talk disrespectfully to me when getting agitated. I can tell he is not speaking rationally when this happens, and often he is in a state of frustration that he does not seem to be handling well. He almost seems not to be himself. He is on Concerta and these occasions happen throughout the day - not just in the am... Read more Chevron

posted 02/22/2010, comments (5)|

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Kids with ADHD

In the last 2yrs things been hard for my family and all i can think about is my 5yrs old little girl name Chineya she been having a hard time with life its self and ADHD

posted 11/19/2009, comment (1)|

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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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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

posted 11/08/2009, comments (2)|

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Kathleen

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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

posted 11/03/2009, comments (4)|

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