Child recently diagnosed with adhd

[Jmn13]

Hi, I'm a mother to a sweet 9 yr old boy, who was recently diagnosed with ADHD. So this is unfamiliar territory for me. I've joined this group to hopefully get helpful information on how to navigate/ help our son and us with this recent diagnosis. In the past year we have noticed that he has a hard time focusing and sitting still with certain tasks at home and school which makes it difficult for him to accomplish said tasks. (Schoolwork, chores etc..etc..) He gets frustrated very easily which leads to behavior issues in school. His adhd is in the low to moderate range and we're really trying to avoid medication. If you have any tips or suggestions on what might have worked for you, please share.

Thank you so much!

[Lillianmcmcl]

my daughter’s psychiatrist suggested the supplement Rhodiola to help with focus before we tried medication. It is made in gummy form. She has strong adhd and autism so we have gone with medication but it might be helpful for you.

[Onthemove1971]

The 2 "tips" I can give you is tell your child you love him as often as you can.. In addition to telling him I love him, I would tell him I do not accept his negative behavior and I hope tomorrow he would make different choices. The second tip is.. when it is working... it will work. Once we got medication, therapy and an educational plan it all started working for him.

Things get better as these kids gain maturity and where he is today is not where he will "end up"..

Kids with ADHD don't wake up in the morning planning to be bad.

We are always here for you..if you get a chance read older messages especially when you are faced with something.. someone on her has most likely posted about it..

Big hug.

[Jmn13 in reply to Onthemove1971]

Thank you for this response! This is all new to my husband and myself, we do have him in therapy to hopefully provide tools to help him in those moments of him getting upset/frustrated. We are also receiving tools to help within the home.