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Recommendations on Adhd

My 12 year old has ADHD and I was wondering if anyone can recommend books they have liked in helping me to understand him better and get ideas on how to help...

My 12 year old has ADHD and I was wondering if anyone can recommend books they h...

Carla2005

•6 years ago

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SCHOOL DISCIPLINE HELP!!!

My 14 year old son got diagnosed with ADHD last year. He not hyper but rather sluggish but the attention deficit is high with high un-organizational stills...

My 14 year old son got diagnosed with ADHD last year. He not hyper but rather s...

babybluecat

•6 years ago

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Adhd and oppositional behavior

My 12 year old son with ADHD has difficulties with self control. I have taken his phone away as a punishment and he has taken it when I didn't hide it. Also he...

My 12 year old son with ADHD has difficulties with self control. I have taken hi...

Carla2005

•6 years ago

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Who isn't scared or afraid

Before I found this group I was scarred and frustrated. I didn't know what we were facing. I preschool the was talking autism, nobody said anything about...

Before I found this group I was scarred and frustrated. I didn't know what we w...

Grandma01

•6 years ago

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Kids get physical

I wonder how others deal with the physical side of an outburst (or is mine the only one who does this??). I normally curl up, remain calm and repeat that I...

I wonder how others deal with the physical side of an outburst (or is mine the o...

Rebryan

•6 years ago

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Try this again...

Sorry my 3 yr old toddler pushed buttons on my phone... what I was trying to say is that my 12 yr old is on iep, but it does not seem to be helping. On top of...

Sorry my 3 yr old toddler pushed buttons on my phone... what I was trying to say...

MDobson

•6 years ago

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Anyone else ready to throw in the towel....

My 12 yr old son was diagnosed with adhd combined, borderline intellectual functioning, and generalized anxiety disorder. He is so far behind in school. He is...

My 12 yr old son was diagnosed with adhd combined, borderline intellectual funct...

MDobson

•6 years ago

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Hello Everyone!

Hello my name is Nilou. I am the parent of teenage boy with ADHD. I am new to the group. I am looking for a Social Skills group in the Northern Virginia Area...

Hello my name is Nilou. I am the parent of teenage boy with ADHD. I am new to t...

Nilou2018

•6 years ago

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Brain Balance?

Has anyone tried taking their kid to brain Balance or heard of anyone that has and it helped them?

Has anyone tried taking their kid to brain Balance or heard of anyone that has a...

JJS2015

•6 years ago

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Play Therapy Effectiveness

What has your experience been with play therapy as a treatment for ADHD? I'm not sure why, but our experiences haven't been really effective. I tend to think...

What has your experience been with play therapy as a treatment for ADHD? I'm no...

pwb78

•6 years ago

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IEP meeting

Although I've done some research, any suggestions on things I should bring up in the meeting. O don't even know what to suggest from you guys, but anything...

Although I've done some research, any suggestions on things I should bring up in...

MomB10

•6 years ago

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My son is 8yrs old and in the 3rd grade the school is wanting to put him in a pscho educational school. Does anyone know what I can do to

stop it?

tjbkrb71

•6 years ago

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Caffeine for child

Has anyone tried caffeine in the form of tea or coffee instead of medication?

JoyousExpectation

•6 years ago

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NEW mom with Son 8 years old with ADHD...and i am feeling frustrated.

Hello everyone! My son was diagnosed with ADHD over a year ago. He is currently taking vyvanse along with intuniv ER. Vyvanse is his second meds, first...

Hello everyone! My son was diagnosed with ADHD over a year ago. He is currentl...

sonyacuellar

•6 years ago

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Thank God for the Internet

Thank God for the Internet and this page. I to am a parent who gets daily notes about my 7 year olds behavior. I constantly doubt myself that I waited too long...

Thank God for the Internet and this page. I to am a parent who gets daily notes ...

MomB10

•6 years ago

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Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagnosed with inattention type ADHD a year ago. I was homeschooling him at the...

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagn...

ChristinaR1967

•6 years ago

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Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagnosed with inattention type ADHD a year ago. I was homeschooling him at the...

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagn...

ChristinaR1967

•6 years ago

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Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagnosed with inattention type ADHD a year ago. I was homeschooling him at the...

Please help. I'm a basket case right now. My son just turned 14 last week, diagn...

ChristinaR1967

•6 years ago

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high ranked ADHD institution/doctor information needed

Hello, One of my friend asking me if I can help him to get some ADHD information for his son. His son is 14 years old with ADHD symptoms. He is looking for...

Hello, One of my friend asking me if I can help him to get some ADHD informatio...

czqiu

•6 years ago

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Help??!! Medication not helping, yet

Hi everyone! I'm new to the group, glad to find other people who are going through similar trails as our family!! Wondering if I can get some feed back on...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the group, glad to find other people who are going throu...

gthom

•6 years ago

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Overwhelmed

I am so overwhelmed my 7 yr old with adhd has an in an out father whom i never denied any thing to her when he goes off on his drug An gambling binge but now...

I am so overwhelmed my 7 yr old with adhd has an in an out father whom i never d...

Taneisha_

•6 years ago

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Medication

My son is 9 years old and was just diagnosed with ADD and they want him to take a 5mg tablet every morning, everyday to help his focus. What are the pros and...

My son is 9 years old and was just diagnosed with ADD and they want him to take ...

Payton2009

•6 years ago

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Mother of 2 boys with ADHD

Hi everyone, I am a mother of 2 boys ages 8 and 6. Both are diagnosed with ADHD and my youngest was just recently diagnosed with ODD as well and a bit of a...

Hi everyone, I am a mother of 2 boys ages 8 and 6. Both are diagnosed with ADHD...

ryfraff16

•6 years ago

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ADHD (hyperactive)GIRL 7 almost 8 ( not inattentive). Problems with how kids rest her. Only parents of ADHD girls please

Our beautiful 7 almost 8 yr old daughter is ADHD (hyperactive). We knew she had it 3 yrs old and she was formally diagnosed a few years ago. I know it’s “rare”...

Our beautiful 7 almost 8 yr old daughter is ADHD (hyperactive). We knew she had ...

EmmysMomma

•6 years ago

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Inclusion or self contained

Hi every one my 6 and half going in inclusion class where hes getting help but in maths he get confuse sometimes cry in class At IEP meeting may be they ask...

Hi every one my 6 and half going in inclusion class where hes getting help but i...

ha11

•6 years ago

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Adderal or Ritalin

Hi Friends, my daughter has inattentive type adhd. She does not have a problem with hyperactivity. We tried long acting adderal and it actually worked great...

Hi Friends, my daughter has inattentive type adhd. She does not have a problem w...

JoyousExpectation

•6 years ago

1 Reply

Not finding much about medication

My 10 year old was just diagnosed ADHD (predominantly inattentive type). I have tried all herbal focus products such as Concentration Essentials and Cognium. I...

My 10 year old was just diagnosed ADHD (predominantly inattentive type). I have ...

CharlottesMom

•6 years ago

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Focalin XR Teacher Feedback

Hello Folks, My daughter has been on Focalin XR for about 3 weeks now. So far, me and my wife are happy with the change. She can focus easier, we did not...

Hello Folks, My daughter has been on Focalin XR for about 3 weeks now. So far,...

daemaitehn

•6 years ago

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Research Project on Family Conflict

Hey all, I am a grad student at the University of Iowa's Masters of Social Work program, and am doing a class research project on the impacts of mental health...

Hey all, I am a grad student at the University of Iowa's Masters of Social Work ...

mreinert

•6 years ago

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ADHD meds stop working?

My daughter has been on Adderall 20mg xr for few months and they have worked great. All of a sudden she has been extra aggitated lately. I'm wondering if...

My daughter has been on Adderall 20mg xr for few months and they have worked gre...

Ramarti

•6 years ago

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Posts - CHADD's ADHD Parents Together | HealthUnlocked

CHADD's ADHD Parents Together

All posts for February 2018

Recommendations on Adhd

SCHOOL DISCIPLINE HELP!!!

Adhd and oppositional behavior

Who isn't scared or afraid

Kids get physical

Try this again...

Anyone else ready to throw in the towel....

Hello Everyone!

Brain Balance?

Play Therapy Effectiveness

IEP meeting

My son is 8yrs old and in the 3rd grade the school is wanting to put him in a pscho educational school. Does anyone know what I can do to

Caffeine for child

NEW mom with Son 8 years old with ADHD...and i am feeling frustrated.

Thank God for the Internet

Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

Vyvanse side effects/anyone had issues?

high ranked ADHD institution/doctor information needed

Help??!! Medication not helping, yet

Overwhelmed

Medication

Mother of 2 boys with ADHD

ADHD (hyperactive)GIRL 7 almost 8 ( not inattentive). Problems with how kids rest her. Only parents of ADHD girls please

Inclusion or self contained

Adderal or Ritalin

Not finding much about medication

Focalin XR Teacher Feedback

Research Project on Family Conflict

ADHD meds stop working?

Search posts

Pinned Posts

Latest poll

Where do you get trusted information on ADHD? Let us know in the comments why you prefer that source and your child's age.

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