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My son is having a great acedemic year, but he just cannot stop talking. It has gotten so bad that some parents are writing in asking that their child not be seated next to mine because they cannot hear the teacher over him. My son is 10, in 5th grade, very bright, on 60mg Strattera, & cannot stop under talking the teacher, & just talking in general. His teacher is very nice & trying to work with us & him. She & I are very concerned that soon the kids in the class are going to start teasing & ostracizing him. I am so sad. Any help/stratagises would be appreciated. Teasing is emotional abuse. I would let them know separating is not the answer at all. If this is the case all kids should sit alone. Kids need to be taught when to speak and when not to. Have a handle signal that signals stoping. I would have them separate all the kids, so that they are on their own. Have the teacher teach a lesson, about ADHD, their is a book out, I can't remember it. My son's teacher read it to the class, and they all help with my son, and they understand. Also how isyour son doing on the strattera? My son does not want his peers to know he is ADHD, & since he is in Middle School I understand that. With the exception of his talking, Strattera is working very well for him. He had been on Adderal but had really bad rebounds & became nasty. With the Strattera he eats better, sleeps better, & is happier. The teacher separated my grandchild from the rest of the class so that she would not be so easily distracted. She was also getting up from her desk and going to a friend's desk to talk to her. For awhile they kept them separate all the time with permission. Apparently that worked well enough as they are not separated anymore.In her case some of it is behavior she can actually control. At home she talks a lot too, but we put up with it because she's not really hurting anything at home. Sorry I don't have any suggestions unless you could give him some kind of reward at home for not talking so much in school. You would need to keep in close contact with the teacher to see if it is helping. Ok first you post this,
[QUOTE=csmommy] My son is 10, in 5th grade, very bright, on
60mg Strattera, & cannot stop under talking the teacher, & just talking
in general. [/QUOTE]
Then you write
[QUOTE=csmommy]
My son does not want his peers to know he is ADHD, & since he is in Middle School I understand that. [/QUOTE] Now lets get this straight, he is in 5th grade middle school?
7th & 8th is middle school, 5th is elementary.
what am I missing?
Oh well, I will move on...
If your not consistent at home and at school, what is the point? I say teachers that give some adhd background teaching since they have a student with that, are very exceptional and realize the problem the coming year presents. Not all students are going to be happy with it, but then getting 25-30 kids to all like one thing is improbable as well. Separation works if your not going to get acceptance. I am pretty sure the other kids know something is up with him. He can't be quiet. They will soon pick on him, and when they find out on their own, they will pick on him more since they will seek out every negative thing associated with it. I remember it like yesterday.. go take your ritalin, HYPER BOY. Maybe you need some more speed, hyper boy,think you can shut up hyper boy, hey hyperboy, are you gonna go take some ritalin... and my favorite,,,, we don't want you on our team, hyper boy, you suck. As a result I was picked second to last, for everything. I couldn't stop the blurts either. But I would have been better to be isolated and went to school, instead of being harrassed on a daily basis, and fighting ALL the time after school. Yes, I was in fights every single day after school. from 2nd to 6th grade. 7th thru 10th was no better. Being told I would be nothing more than a child molester, or that I wasn't good enough to date her, or having my coat thrown outside because they wanted me to leave and I didn't get the social cues. Girls would sit behind me and wipe stuff in my hair, etc etc. I mean how much more do you want to know? The mental anguish is more than you could imagine, but now when I see these trolls posting, it floods back and I have seen the pain that they can inflict. That is why I go into a total defense. So isolate your child now and figure out how to get this to stop with them.Before they suffer the fate as I have. Oh, it never stopped at school. friends turned on me, people backstabbed, was made a mockery of, had girls who liked me, decide to stay away, because of peer pressure. Most pals were younger, till they turned on me, then went younger. Stole things, lied, did it all, just to gain friends. And you know what? nothing that was done at the time worked. Oh yes, separation is a terrible idea, as is not controlling the talk at home and at school. If your clueless, don't give answers. Now maybe you see why I feel so much stronger and have more answers then you want to hear. Let the kid be isolated before he gets anymore static, being lonely is better than childhood trauma and then rebelling against everyone.. And get your daughter to be quiet at home as well as school. There is no room for it when she gets older and has to act more professional. yeah, I love my adhd, and impulses are the best thing I ever had... NOT. "You agree not to use this forum to post any material which is vulgar, defamatory, inaccurate, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others privacy, sexually oriented, or violates any laws. You also agree that you will not post any copyrighted material that is not owned by yourself or the owners of these forums." Your post falls under "hateful". [QUOTE=bugzappers] Ok first you post this,
[QUOTE=csmommy] My son is 10, in 5th grade, very bright, on 60mg Strattera, & cannot stop under talking the teacher, & just talking in general. [/QUOTE]
Then you write
[QUOTE=csmommy]
My son does not want his peers to know he is ADHD, & since he is in Middle School I understand that. [/QUOTE] Now lets get this straight, he is in 5th grade middle school?
7th & 8th is middle school, 5th is elementary.
what am I missing?
Obviously what your missing is manners. Our Middle School starts in 5th grade.
Oh well, I will move on...
Where did I say I was inconsistant?
You are extremely rude without anything positive to offer. [/QUOTE] Hopefully more postive posts will follow. If not start a new thread. Sometimes a negative post like the one you got can stop a thread dead in its tracts. You might try posting under alternatives. I say this because there are alot of parents in that section who are very helpful and who attend to those posting in a positive manner. Because you are asking for strategies, I don't think it would be inappropriate to post there.[QUOTE=bugzappers]give him beer
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