My husband and I are at our wits end. We don't know what else to do. Our oldest daughter who will be five in november has given us the run around since being little. We have questioned her pediatrician, read and bought every parenting book, dicipline book, pretty much every book you can think of we have it or read it. I have done personal searches on the internet, discussed our "problem" with family members and yet we are at a dead end once again.
Here's the problem: I was induced around the time our daughter was supposed to be born, I was in labor for 21 hours and she came out not crying and had a lot of fluid in her lungs, had to be tubed to be cleared and was unabale to hold her until two hours later when they got her cleaned and clear of most of the fluid. Don't know if this could have caused her irratic behavior.
Well since then she would litterally keep me up till 4 am in the morning crying, moving, nursing, etc... nothing seemed to work. Then we'd both sleep all day because neither of us got any rest the previous night.
This has gone on since being born. She stays up late, nit picks at her breakfast, lunch ,and dinner basically eating little but sometimes pigging out.
She constantly runs around has much energy, talks very loud, zones out where recently for an example we were at the beach and she ran out towards the water and everyone with whom we were with were yelling at her to stop but yet she seemed to ignore us until someone was able to grab her and get in her face and still she seemed unfazed. This is completely "normal" for her. She always seems "deaf" but yet has perfect hearing according to the doctor.
She has "shinners" under her eyes, snores while sleeping, and sometimes wets the bed. She refuses to use the bathroom when she says she needs to go. She eats and then will say she's still hungry or is hungry. Leaves the table while eating and plays. She throws at least 30 minute tantrums while kicking, screaming, hitting me, throwing items at me, spits at me or even on herself, and the most shocking part is that she can stop in mid tantrum and act as if nothing has happened.
She whines constantly, mis pronounces her letters, can't sit still with a project for more than five minutes without being distracted which is easy for her to do. Yet we have had her tested for pre-school and they said she scored higher than most 6 1/2 year olds. She goes to a 45 min. music class by herself once a week.
She runs into things because she's not being aware of her surroundings.
When she has eaten sugar or dairy products we notice the symptoms get worse.
Does our dd have adhd or jus a food intolerance? Who do we turn to for advice? Her doctor gave us paper to read about behavioral issues and we've followed them but nothing has helped us. We tried omitting dairy and sugar but it doesn't last long but we can see a slight difference.
Please help us are in need of advice to help our little girl. I am in tears everyday because I can longer deal with her and nor do I know how. I will do anything to help her regardless of the price! I am open for all adivce and oppinions... Thanks
Take this test for your daughter. She may have a form of high functioning autism, which can happen with difficult births. My son's birthmother used cocaine while pregnant and he was born with crack in this system. At first they thought he had ADHD, but it turned out to be high functioning autism (they are often mistaken for one another). The "zoning out" is a red flag. She may also have some sort of mild brain damage--I'd take her to a NeuroPsych AND a Neurologist (both). If she scores PDD on this test, it's a good indictor of PDD/Autism. I wouldn't expect a pediatrician to help much. That's not their field.
www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html
Welcome. We aren't doctors and can't diagnose over the internet, but we can point you in the right direction for help. The fact of the matter is that it may not be either ADHD or food intolerance. You should either have a multi-disciplinary evaluation at a university or children's hospital, or you should have her tested by a neuropsychologist (again found at university or children's hospitals). Either will be your best bet at figuring out what's going on with your daughter. Good luck.My son does all of that too and I went into my room yesterday and just cried for 10 minutes and I just didn't want to deal with him it was that bad yesterday.I agree with MomWI -- get an accurate dx first and the proper interventions will follow. Good luck.
[QUOTE=nickiboo]I can really understand your frustration, my son was uncontrollable, but I believe that I have something that can help you. Call (912)369-0575, (912)369-5399 anytime.[/QUOTE]
I am an adult adhder and have been close to research and developments over the last decade. if you cure works,, here is a suggestion.. get the results duplicated by 28 different centres around the world in different ethnic settings.!
until then leave us out of your marketing stratagy. you are welcome to post here as a family member of an adhder..if you actually took the time to read posts going back awhile you might even learn from other posters experiences.
I go throw what you do everyday of my life and everyday I cry at the end and dread for the next day to come. My son is 4 and had really bad lead poisoning and that caused brain damage. A special institute would give you answer's. I am just starting to get into a institute in Maryland called Kennedy Krieger. Its going VERY slow and it feels like it is forever but everyone keeps telling my it will be worth it. Have you every got her lead levels checked? Your not alone.DesKay, you can find NeuroPsychs at university hospitals or children's hospitals. Be aware of people on websites who want to sell you "cures" or "miracle products." Get a diagnosis first. (((hugs))) PDD's happen more often with difficult births. I can really understand your frustration, my son was uncontrollable, but I believe that I have something that can help you. Call (912)369-0575, (912)369-5399 anytime.I am right with all of you. It has been so nice to hear other peoples exeriences to. I felt like I was the only person in the world that felt that I loved my kids to death but in the same since I just cry because I can not help them. I feel sometimes like it is never going to end. Thank goodness though after months and months my younger child finally foudt meds that work for him in combination with theorpy he is doing really well. My older son though I am working on him. Just remember there is hope out there. But it is a long process. There is no miracle drugs or soultions out there.