First Day of School | ADHD Information

Hello all,

Well I have had a day already and it isnt even 10 in the morning. It is the first day of school here in Florida, and as always it is heart breaking for me. This day a little worse than others. My son rode the bus for the first time today. I was so scared, I gave him all his instructions....now sit in the front, dont put your hands out the window, you teachers name is?????what??? your classroom number is?????what? You be good, have fun, learn something, dont for get to give you teacher your lunch money........and on and on and on. My son is so cool, he turns to me after the 4th time of running through everything and says, " mama, chill, it is only school, it's not like I havent done this before!" Yeah, I know, but what he doesnt know is that I worry every moment of everyday about him. With his ADHD and everything else that comes with it, how can i not? You know it's funny, all summer  I have been counting down the days till he was back in class (so I could get things done) and now I an counting down the minutes till I see him walk through the door. What a trip I am, I cant help it, I love him and yes, I miss him . Well, maybe I will change my tune when I open up the door to his room and see what kind of holy reck it is in.........we shall see. bye all Bigmama

Let me know how your first day is going!

We are in the North & we start school next week.  I know exactly how you feel & am stressing already about school.  My son is 8 & I worry about friends & keeping them, I worry about the phone calls to set up meetings because he is disruptive, I worry about the stuggle to do the homework, the tests, EVERYTHING!

I hope that so far your school year is off to a great start!

I hope everyone's school year is great!  I'm a bit older than the kids above (lol, I just turned 15) and I'm going to be a sophomore.  School starts in the beginning of September for me (new law in Michigan, it has to start after Labor Day).

This is my first year with medicine...and being diagnosed.  Last year was kind of horrible (it was my fault, I totally suck, yeah yeah yeah), but I am trying my best to have confidence that this year will be better. :)

 

Greys Girl 2006

How have you dealt with the friends issue, or do you have issues with keeping friends?  I worry about my son, he seems to make friends ok, but they ultimatley end up hurting his feelings & he cries, literally, about them.  I know sometimes it is his fault & other times it is theirs.  How do I make him understand the differance & make see that he is a wonderful boy & deserves to have friends that will treat him as such.

You guys are gonna make me cry, especially you Grandmaataloss! I just want to say thank you to all you Moms! and Grandmoms! I'm just about to turn 18 in September and am starting as a senior at HS this year, and I know what my Mom's had to go through and how hard I've made some days and how great she is! Now that I'm advocating more for myself and dealing with the school district and all i mean. Hang in there guys! Believe me, your kids will be thankful!

And z'smom, what about an ADHD group around you. I don't attend it but there's a group for kids with ADHD that meets like every other week or something like that at my Learning consultant's office. It's just a bunch of kids that can get together, talk, hang out, and see they're not alone with their problems. That's what my problem was with my friends, only the one really understood how hard of a time I had in school. In the last year or so I've lost a lot of the people I once called friends, but by choice because they're not who I am or who I want to be around. Your son may just not have found a good friend yet. Anyways, I'd check for a group. He'll probably find some great friends there. Even if he doesn't, it'll give him a great experience with getting out there and opening up some.

Oh and Bigmama, your kid sounds so cute! lol "mama, chill, not like i haven't done this before!" So cute! lol and don't worry, if he's like any other kid, he'll be countin the seconds till schools out too lol.
Skye

Here in Illinois my grandson has been going to school for a week now.  Today I get a call that he will have to have detention because of a incident at school not giving respect to the superintendent.

I should tell you that he has ADHD with Bipolar tendencies.  He had also been mistreated by his mother for several years, which confused him because his father was always telling him to mind his mother no matter what.  The love he had for her had turned into anger and he uses it against any woman figure.  He has no respect for a woman and he will tell you out right why should I listen to you because you are just like my mother. 

So it is no surprise that I have had one h*** of a summer; if it was not one thing it was another.  NO respect and just down right teen defiance.

He has a lot of anger built up inside of him for his parents right now and he has been taking it out on me because I am the parent right now.  Although he will tell everyone that he feels safer in my home than he has ever felt before.  If this is the case then why does he continually break my heart? 

I finally got his meds straightened out, now I have to get his heart straightened out.  I am sure it is as broken as mine has been all summer.  It has taken me several baby steps to get to where I am now with him and I know I have a long road to go yet.  I only hope that I can go the whole stretch with him.  He does not need to have another person to give up on him.  I pray to God for the strength and the wisdom to help him.

Thanks for letting me to just vent a little, I need that once in awhile.  I have been looking for a support group in area all summer and now I find out they do not meet during the summer months and are just now starting up again.  Now maybe I can get some support and help in the areas that I need help in.

Thanks guys I hope I have not talked your ears off.

   Grandmaataloss