support group for single fathers w ADHD child?

[AlgerGrandma]

I'm wondering if there is a support group somewhere for my son's seemingly unique situation. He is a single dad, (co-parenting with child's mother), of a 7-year-old 2nd grader with sometimes severe ADHD. His son can be violent.

My grandson has been seeing a therapist for around two years but it doesn't seem to make much difference. His divorced parents do not agree on treatments or therapies. He is on and off medication and on varied doses, because his parents don't agree. My son is at a loss and has no where to turn. He is developing stress related health issues of his own, I believe because of the situation. My husband and I try to support him, but can only do so much. This is fairly new to us and to my son, like someone else wrote, it's almost getting to the point that it's hard to around my grandson. (At times he's sweet and creative and smart, but recently not so much.)

Is there a support group out there for single fathers or maybe men with ADHD children?

[STEM_Dad]

I don't know if one that's specific for single fathers, but I would be interested in joining, since I'm in the same situation.

(My kids are 8 and 11, but while seem to have they have some ADHD traits, they are mild compared to me.)

There is this forum, which is great for all parents of children with ADHD.

I recently joined an ADHD men's group on Facebook: the home page for the support group is at mensadhdsupportgroup.org/

(A lot of the men on the forum are dads, and at least some of us there are single dads.)

There's also a podcaster named Eric Tivers who is a licensed social worker, an ADHD coach, and the founder of an ADHD coaching program. He is also a single dad. His podcast, website, and coaching program are called ADHD reWired. (adhdrewired.com/) He also has a Facebook group called the ADHD reWired Community (not surprisingly).

[AlgerGrandma in reply to STEM_Dad]

Thank you so much for the suggestions and quick reply. I will look into them. The thing is, it's my grandson that has ADHD, not my son, and men's support groups seem to be for men who have it, whether they are parents or not. I probably didn't make that clear.

[STEM_Dad in reply to AlgerGrandma]

Or I simply misread what you wrote. Thanks for clarifying that.

[AlgerGrandma in reply to STEM_Dad]

I forgot to ask - what is the forum for all parents of children with ADHD?

[STEM_Dad in reply to AlgerGrandma]

It's this one.

I'm sure that there are several more, maybe some in local areas that enable meeting in person.

I just remembered about another forum that I'm a member of on Facebook. It's called the ADHD Essentials Community. It's for anyone, but the founder's work is often focused on meeting the needs of children with ADHD, and on the effect of ADHD on the whole family. facebook.com/groups/adhdess...

His name is Brendan Mahan, a father who has ADHD and who has kids with ADHD. (He has experience as an educator, but now is an ADHD/Executive Functioning coach, consultant and speaker.)

His business does host ADHD parenting groups, but take note that that as service of his business, those are paid coaching. (Details are at adhdessentials.com/parentgr...

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If any other parents on this group can think of other good ADHD parent forums (especially for dads, single dads), I hope that they mention those, too.

[MaudQ]

This forum is moderated by CHADD. I would go to their website and see what supports are there. ADDitude also has resources.

[MaudQ in reply to MaudQ]

This podcast isn’t specifically for dads, but the host is great: podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...

[erickson335]

He could also try ADHD.com.

Ryan the host is a father with a son who has ADHD.

[AlgerGrandma]

Lots of suggestions. Thank you! As a member of a local CHADD group, I just learned of this forum and have checked their website and used resources there, but this is most helpful. (And will keep me busy for awhile!)