My opinion of the psychologist goes toward that direction. Currently, I am taking my child to psychological therapy which is intended not only to improve his impulsive behaviors, but also to give me the tools on how to manage different situations with my son. Now, I feel peace of mind that I have somebody helping us in these issues that I'm not an expert with. My son is also on medication (which is still not working to its full effect "strattera"), has psychological and pedagogic help so he learns to get organized in school work and daily life.
I must add that the diagnosis was made by a neurologist based on different medical and psychological tests.
Mariaven38962.1782291667Well....you'll get a lot of different opinions on this I suspect. In your shoes I would explore non-rx treatments to see if I could get the behavior to improve. Like one-on-one martial arts instruction, the marble reward system, omega-3 and magnesium supplements, allergy testing, and for the interrupting I'd implement a non-verbal cue. I say this b/c you didn't give any indication that this behavior is impacting his life in any significant way. So now is your chance to explore things other than meds. When school starts, you may feel backed into a corner, but right now, you are not.[QUOTE=NoTellin]Well....you'll get a lot of different opinions on this I suspect. In your shoes I would explore non-rx treatments to see if I could get the behavior to improve. Like one-on-one martial arts instruction, the marble reward system, omega-3 and magnesium supplements, allergy testing, and for the interrupting I'd implement a non-verbal cue. I say this b/c you didn't give any indication that this behavior is impacting his life in any significant way. So now is your chance to explore things other than meds. When school starts, you may feel backed into a corner, but right now, you are not.[/QUOTE]
I agree. Well said. Tap into other options before resorting to medication. You need to teach him the skills to help him deal with this interruption (for example) For an example, at home you can turn this into a game of Hot Potato (or whatever you want to call it). The person who's holding the potato is the only person aloud to talk. The listener (child) then puts his hand up when ready to reply to the speaker and the speaker passes off the potato to the listener (child) .. and vise versa.
Maybe it's a silly example but it's an idea for you to understand. You can't change a behaviour without giving him the tools to change it for himself .. or by not giving him something else for him to replace his behaviour with. Does this make sense?
I treated my child with med when he was in pre-k ( end of the year). When I discussed my concerns with our pediatrician he told me that ds was just too smart for the teachers and was bored. Later I first took my child to a psychologist who diagnosed him based on a rating scale called Connors .We then went back to the the ped and the ped wanted us to go to a child neurologist because he was so young. The neurologist also did some testing, bdook work and sleep deprivation EEG ( to rule out seizure disorder). After all of this my ds started with meds. It has been trial and error getting the correct med but now at age 7 things are good and he is doing well in school.
Good luck with everything.
My son is five and not been diagnosed with ADHD yet.....and I mean yet. The doctor's have told me to wait until he starts kindergarten, which isn't until September 18th because of construction. He has been in karate for about a month and has been told continuously to stop talking and to pay attention. Just tonight, he was taken into the teachers office and spoke to about paying attention. The teacher told me that his talking (or non stop talking) has gotten a little bit better but he still won't pay attention. He also stated that when he talks to him, my son seems to look right through him and doesn't seem to pay attention. Am I on the right track by thinking that he has ADHD or am I wrong. His babysitter has also stated that he cannot stop talking, and my son has told us that he physically cannot stop. He is always interrupting when others are having a conversation, continuous talking, doesn't pay attention to his task at hand, always looking around wondering what everyone else is doing and why. Please help....am I on the right track and should I even take the doctor's advice to wait to do anything until he is in kindergarten?????
Sounds very familiar. My son who was recently diagnosed for adhd also attends karate lessons and your story of paying attention is exactly like mine. I took the time and privately spoke with the teacher and felt happy that he showed all his support.
I suggest you to start looking for psychological help. Try to find one that you feel really confident with and then follow his/her advice. The are really good professionals out there. It is better that you get the doubt out of you and start helping your son right away.
Good luck.