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| This page is dedicated to my newly formally diagnosed (dxed) ADHD son, who is 8. Here I will be rambling on what it is like to parent an ADHD child. This page will be under constant construction and updated as I learn new information. I have believed since he was 4 that he had ADHD. At home he couldn't sit still, yet when I would talk to his preschool teacher they said that they saw no problems in school. He is very bright, and the teachers all loved having him. I just wanted to have him check out, since I believed that I was ADHD myself, and knew that there was a greater chance that my kids would also have it. I just felt that I had no "proof", since the teachers all were saying that they saw no symptoms. I was at one point wondering what did they do switch kids with me on the bus, keep the good child and send home the bad? The moment my son walk in the door, my peaceful house was turned upside down. I was almost resenting his coming home. All this was going on since preschool, and he just finished 2nd grade. While he was in second grade, I started to see a therapist, and was formally dxed with ADHD myself. I have been bringing my two youngest children with me on occasions to the therapists and had decided to take my eldest too one day. That day was my turning point. My therapist observed my eldest son interacting with his younger brother and sister, and how he played with the toys in the playroom. He couldn't stay with one toy for long, and his movements were quick and jerky. She is the one who recommended that he be evaluated. Four years after my initial wondering I finally got my answer He is now schedule for testing this Aug. I feel that come this fall things will be better. My gut feelings were correct. Knowledge is power, so learn about whatever you may feel is wrong with your children, so you have the power when you take your child to be evaluated. |
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