Brother with ADHD | ADHD Information

He is lucky to have a sister like you he will need your support for the battles ahead.

Hi there. My son is 10 and has ADHD as well as a speech delay. I went through the school's evaluation process to get my son an IEP when he entered kindergarten. He receives speech therapy as well as Occupational therapy while he is at school. It is free.

Your brother would benefit from an IEP and would definetly qualify for an IEP if he doesn't speak clearly. Have your parents gone to the school to check on how he is doing? Something must be making him sad at school. I wonder how the teacher is in the classroom with him.

Ask your parents to go in and observe him. I would also mention that the school can provide services for his speech delay. Has he been diagnosed with anything besides ADHD and speech delay?

Your brother needs a social environment but it must also be the right one for him. It should be a teaching and nurturing environment. Something is going on to upset him. Your parents need to contact the school.

I noticed you are from Maldives. I answered your post according to what we would do here in the USA. I am sorry if things are different in your country.

Please keep us posted as to how your brother is doing!

Hi, and welcome. You mention that he only started school this year - I am going thorugh a similar issue re crying with my son who also started a new school this year. Did your brother only start in January at the new school? If so I am sure he will settle in and stop crying eventually - as I hope my son will too! I tend to agree that he needs school for socialisation and speech therapy too. Well done for being such a caring big sis!

My youngest brother was diagnosed with ADHD. Now he is seven years old. He is highly intelligent and his doctor believes that his intelligence level is higher than most adults. He is very friendly, and likes being around other children.

His problem is that he still can't communicate. He knows what we are saying when we speak, but can't speak himself. He can form the words but joining them together seems to be impossible. And he stutters badly when trying to speak. At home if he is trying to say something we just wait patiently until he can get out what he is trying to say. At home we are used to his speech patterns and can understand him, most of the time.

This year he started primary school, and I'm very worried about his interactions with people outside the family. He likes socializing and making friends, but his inability to express himself is affecting this. He used to enjoy school when is kindergarten, but now cries when its time it get ready. My parents are thinking about home-schooling him. But I feel that home-schooling, and removing him from a social environment is not a very good idea.

Have anybody here dealt with a situation like this?
You are a sweet sister to be concerned about your brother. Sounds like you
are very patient, too. I wonder if your parents have thought about speech
therapy. Your brother can be evaluated by the school or by a private speech
therapist. Then he can start getting the help he needs. He may have an
"expressive" delay. (My daughter had one and speech therapy really helped.)
He probably feels a great deal of frustration trying to express himself and
you are smart to try to help. I would see if your parents are willing to try
speech therapy. Good luck and let us know how thing progress. I sounds like he needs a comprehensive evaluation, perhaps with a neuropsychologist and speech therapist.