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Stacy

I'm a mom of a 10 year old with ADHD & Bipolar.

posted 09/17/2008, comments (2)

Growth with ADHD meds.

This is for people that have small children just starting out on ADHD & ADD meds. If your child takes these meds for a long period of time it will stunt the growth of your child. When their real young, about 2-3, this will have a great effect on them. No one let me know that it would do this to my daughter. She's 10... Read more Chevron

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lafay

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posted 09/07/2008, comments (3)

How to handle my child with adhd

My 8 yr. old daughter has adhd, and took concerta for about 4 months. She was switched to daytrana. I am having a really hard time with disciplining her. I can't tell if she can help "acting out" or if its part of the adhd. I'm new at this and trying to research it all. I am 27, and a few months ago I had a total hysterectomy, due to... Read more Chevron

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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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