Re: Yesterday GHT, today an ADHD diagnosis, what a week!

[Guest guest]

hi emily!!

christopher is also ADHD. there are a great group of books by Dr.

W. Phelan (he spoke at the 2004 MAGIC convention and was great)

one book is All About ADD and the other is 1-2-3 Magic, they are a

must read. we have so far made out really well with christopher with

just using sturucture and routine. when he first went to preschool in

the preschool disabled class he had to be strapped in a specail chair

otherwise he was off the wall and all over the place. now after 2

years in the special ed. class, he is now in the general ed. preschool

and is doing great!! good luck!!

jodie c

[Guest guest]

,

I'm sorry about the ADHD diagnosis. Max was the same age when he was

diagnosed. The only " good " thing about being diagnosed today vs. when

Max was is that there are more meds to help with it and not all

supress appetite. And other meds are used besides stimulants now.

It's a lot of trial and error.

If I can help you at all, please let me know. I deal with it every

single day at school. Plus my husband, son and daughter have some

form of it. I wonder how I manage to stay sane!

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have read this book upon another RSS mom's advice. It is a

wonderful book, but I don't think it applies to ADHD kids as much as

it does to kids who have anger management problems (verbal & /or

physical aggression), difficulty complying with rules, and just

generally inflexible children (hence the title " The Explosive

Child " ). While ADHD kids may display some of these characteristics,

these are not characteristics of ADHD alone. This book could be

helpful to you if Colin was displaying any of these problems.

However, at age 5, it might be harder to get him to voice his

concerns (a step that the program in the book includes). The other

thing I wanted to point out to you is that it may be too early at age

5 to formally diagnose Colin with ADHD. I also agree that waiting to

see how he does in school will be a big factor in his diagnosis.

Kim C.

On Dec 13, 2005, at 7:56 PM, RSS-Support wrote:

> Subject: Yesterday GHT, today an ADHD diagnosis, what a week!

>

> Colin had an appt. with a Dev. Ped this morning and he confirmed what

> I had expected that Colin likely has ADHD. He recommended I read a

> book called " The Explosive Child " by Greene. Has anyone read it? He

> said there are lots of constructive ways to deal with the behavior in

> it. It sounds like meds may be in his future as well, except the huge

> issue of them causing suppressed appetite. He wants to wait another

> year to see how he does in Kindergarten before making a decision on

> meds.

>

> I would love some insight from others with ADHD experience. This is

> all new to me.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Colin (RSS, gtube) and Hayden - 5 year twins

> Grant - 23 months