Re: Re:question about ADHD

May 18, 2001

That's a great idea, Debby. I know when my boys are sleep-deprived they do

act differently.I certainly have had the experience of long-term

sleep-deprivation( 3 children in 19 months-enough said?)My husband will

surely tell you how my behavior changed. I was telling my husband about our

experiences today and he agreed that it sounds like there's more than one

issue going on. The mom is having trouble figuring out how to discipline the

boy and is using his crib as a place for time-out.I have used ours too, but

evidently her son is equating his crib as a bad place to be and saying he's

scared, going to her bed at night,etc. So, you may be right, it may just be

that it's his lack of sleep that's causing a lot of the problem. Thanks, Liz

May 18, 2001

Liz

First, as always, I am not a doctor. But when I had Adam's sleep study done the

technician

was telling me that their research is starting to show that a number of kids are

being

diagnosed ADHD when in fact they have sleep disorders. I bring it up only

because the mom

pointed out that this little one was having problems sleeping. You did right to

" share " with

her the benefits of an early evaluation. You can only lead a horse to water as

the saying

goes. But if you were to run into her again, you might mention that you know a

person who

heard of the correlation between poor sleep and behaviour. Sometimes, people are

more

inclined to investigate a more medical cause then " just " ADHD.

Again, not a doctor, just speaking from experience.

Debby

twinks898@... wrote:

> Hi everyone. My boys had a playdate today with a little boy from their

> preschool class. I haven't seen this little boy for very long periods of time

> until today. His mom had told me that the teachers have brought up different

> problems to her since the start of school and she was going to have him

> evaluated by Birth to 3, but changed her mind. She now said that one of the

> teachers who happens to have a child with ADHD, told her she thinks that this

> little boy has it. He was very excited to have my kids over and was running

> and jumping like crazy, but really didn't calm down much the whole time we

> were there (almost 2 hours). His mom said he hasn't been sleeping well, but

> that this was usually how he was. He also hit and kicked my baby without any

> provocation. His mom was so distraught when he did that. I know my kids will

> sometimes go to push the baby when she gets into their space or their

> things, but not usually for no reason. Anyone have any input? Also, should I

> just stay out of it and let the teachers handle it or should I give advice

> to the mom if she brings it up? I did tell her that my boys were eval. by

> Birth to 3 and I was so glad I had them eval'd. I told her that it's always

> better to have problems identified earlier so that they are easier to fix. I

> made sure she knew that my guys were getting help and that I didn't see it as

> giving them a label. I really, in my gut feel that there is something wrong

> with this little boy and I hope that his mom will see it and not be in denial

> as she has been when the teachers have told her about other problems. Sorry

> to be so long, but this really has upset me. To see a child who could

> probably benefit even more than my kids from assistance that doesn't cost

> anything and is done in your home at your convienience (sp), just makes me a

> little crazy. This little boy will be 3 in October and then they will have to

> have him eval'd by the town and he would have to have any needs met at the

> town preschool program or our private preschool.

> Any advice would be most welcome, thanks

> Liz-Mom of Nate(?RSS)and Sam-32 month old twins and Arianna-13 months

> p.s. Jodi- don't worry, you're not going to be rid of me. I may not always

> have something to say, but as long as my puter holds out, I'm here to stay.

>

May 18, 2001