Wake up call.

[Maegen]

Today for the first time one of my sons teacher finally said "my personal opinion is that your son has ADHD" and I didnt disagree. My son is 8. He is very loving, caring, smart and active! But I have always felt deep down he had it. Everyone would just say "he is just very acvite, he will grow out of the antsy stage." Well, I started to notice other boys his age less antsy. So when someone finally just said it out loud, I knew she was right! Then I wanted to cry thinking that I had done something wrong, screwed up some where. Blaming myself. Then I can across this page. Reading what people post on here made me realize that its is common (sadly) and there are other ways to handle it! I am looking for any suggestions on making this easier for my son! He loves school but because he can not sit still for more than 5 minutes he get distracted and behind!

[Kmr0505]

I remember the moment I heard those words, it is painful. The worst part was knowing it can be passed down from the parent, I had been diagnosed as a teenager, I blamed myself even more. Once I got over the I did this to my child reaction I jumped into action. My daughter has ADHD coupled with terrible anxiety, she requires medication for that. So we had to see a therapist, group therapy helped and worked out well. I have always found with myself that habit works best, so I keep a pretty tight schedule. And so does my daughter. Organizing things helps as well. Making sure she has plenty of pencils and pens on her desk and paper available stops her from having to get up every 5 minutes to look for some thing. Also when she gets too stressed about homework she stops and does something more relaxing, usually it's night time so a shower always helps. Then she is more redirected and can get back on task. I also learned that jumping right into homework after school was no good, give them a chance to ruun around have a snack and burn off some of that excess energy from sitting all day. There are different vitamins and oils you can use if you wish to go a natural route. Have your son evaluated by a psychiatrist, and remember you don't have go do anything you don't want. If the recommend medication think it through, it is not wrong but it is not right for everyone. You got this!

[Maegen in reply to Kmr0505]

Thank you!!! Its going to be an interesting new journey for all of us!