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redsail7

posted 08/16/2008, comments (2)

Approaching Denial

My fiance displays almost all of the listed manifestations of adult ADHD. When he was a teenager his mother had brought him to a doctor who didn't necessarily diagnose him, but put him on an ADHD medication,for a short time, but his mother told me that his teachers called her saying how much better he was doing in school. When his... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/11/2008, comments (0)

not all twins

not all twins shear adhd I have 2 13 year old boys one is adhd and the other is not.

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posted 07/10/2008, comments (2)

Share Information with Educators

One of the things I have found most helpful in dealing with education and ADHD is realizing that not all educators (professional or otherwise) understand ADHD. I often print out the pages I have saved to my home and give them to my son's teachers, daycare workers, etc. You can't assume that because they are "educated teachers" that... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/20/2008, comments (0)

Son 23 wants to stop meds and therapy

How do you convince someone to keep takin meds and see therapist? This is so frustrating!!!!! He also has depression, aniety and long Qt, because of long Qt cannot take lots of meds, cannot take anything for the ADD, is taking mild meds for depression, anxiety. Need to know what to say to him, find it so hard to talk to him, he gets very... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/15/2008, comment (1)

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I am the Mother of a six year old son who was recently diagnosed with ADHD. Upon entry into Junior Kindergarten my son had a very difficult time adjusting. It got to the point where almost every day there was a note coming home saying he had a time out. To make a long story short, the school refused to do any testing until Grade... Read more Chevron

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