single mom w/adhd of 8yo w/adhd aaahhhhh

[TCtallchick]

life was fine, my normal levels of crazy functioning till covid trashed it. her first 5years were just the 2 of us traveling the usa with ren fairs. since covid messed up my working with my kid. i've yet to get re-set. we've bounced around in our living environments, rented rooms in friends houses, camped in friends homesteads, stayed with fam.

we've been continuing homeschooling as i've always wanted, very relaxed "unschooling" style with pushing her to read as close to everyday as i can. we spend many days at science centers, children's museums and libraries...i'm not too worried about her education...only her reading and writing cause me concern (tho she's not much behind her school peers).

the main issue is our yelling and fighting about nearly everything these last few months. and back in oct she became physically violent with me. i keep watching videos and reading books about parenting and adhd and the need for structure ... how?! the best i've ever done is organized chaos!

i'm currently listening to russell barkley "taking charge of adhd for parents"

wish me luck

[Mamamichl]

welcome! I can totally relate to having adhd with a kid who has it too. My whole family does actually. I have a 9yo and my stepkid is 15 and with us over the summer. I’ve learned to schedule less than I am comfortable to help keep that organization. Keeping a calendar helps.

My stepkid used to get physical. He was put in special education, to my horror initially (I work in sped). However, it was a behavior classroom wheee he learned a lot of coping strategies and transitioned back to mainstream and n middle school and now high school, he is thriving.