Hello Everyone,
My 7 yr. old daughter was recently diagnosed with ADHD. We went back and fourth with the decision to start medication, but we decided to go ahead with it due to other issues the doctor believed were associated with her ADHD (wetting her pants daily and within 1 year having 12 UTI's). She has always been a very polite, considerate, happy, positive, wanting to please child, and recently she has started developing SERIOUS behavioral problems.....lying, stealing, and discriminating races. In my household everyone is referred to as a PERSON, I have always explained a difference in a person is what makes us all unique. I am very disturbed by these things and they all seem to happen when she is in school or daycare. The school she attends is one of the TOP schools in the bay area. The daycare she attends is great for her too. She loves both her school and daycare.
I don't know what to do about these things. I have tried to explain things to her so that she will understand but I don't see it affecting her the way I believe it should. Please help!!!!
Is she on new meds?
She is on Metadate.
I would see a child psychologist for advice and I agree meds are a hard choice but meds do not take care of all. For us meds turned out to be great for school.I strongly advise finding a good therapist that deals with ADHD issues with Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The meds will calm the impulses and make that area of the brain more easily controlled by your daughter. But habits already in place need to be reformed. No therapy means during anxiety or when the meds wane she'll fall back on old ways.
Therapy will allow her to see the way everyone else does things. They deal with role play and examine why she does what she does. Very essential and at age 7 most ADHD problems can be reversed.
I wish you the best in this.
Hi there!
I am sorry things are so tough right now!
I can't help to think that such a drastic change in personality and attitude could be due to a traumatic event or circumstance. Kids often react this way when facing situations such as bullying (it happens in the best of schools).
I would have a chat with her to see if she is going through something that you are not aware of. Kids are sometimes too embarassed to talk and often react by acting out.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Catou
But stims can cause that sort of change in behavior too. I'd see a Child psychiarirst (with the MD). They KNOW meds. A switch may help. On the other hand, and I don't mean to scare you (You know what's been going on in your child's life) my daughter started wetting her pants and having UTIs when a foster child of ours was seriously abusing her. If she has been at risk from anyone, it could be that too, but, again, that may be WAY off base--only you know if it's possible. MomWI38927.6606828704I am concerned that she has a problem with wetting her pants at her age coupled with 12 urinary tract infections in the past year. You need to see a doctor who specializes in urinary tract problems. I wouldn't rule ADHD as the cause of that until every single possiblity was ruled out by a specialist.
My nephew had a problem with uncontrolled wetting and he ended up needing surgery to adjust the length of a muscle attached to his bladder. He was older than her before a dr even considered that maybe there was a reason other than laziness for this.