So today I took my younger son to the pediatrician b/c he has been sick for a week. We get to the dr. and my 4yr with ADHD is climbing the walls. The pediatrician (who is supposed to specialize in behavioral problems) say "Wow, your son has a lot of energy....he is giving me a headhead!". I just stood there kind of stunned. I got my other sons prescription and left.
This pediatrician posts on her website that they deal with behavioral problems but when I asked them for help they referred me to a child psychologist who wouldn't even take him b/c of his age. Thank god the psychologist was very very nice and listed to me for over 20 minutes and she told me not to deal with the pediatricians because most of them are afraid of ADHD. So she gave me a name of another doctor that might be able to help. Unfortunatly, that dr. couldn't help but a child psychiatrist in her office could. So now we have to wait until Feb 3rd.
I know he is young and I know there is a good chance that this Dr. won't even treat him. But what am I supposed to do in the mean time. I am losing my mind. My patience level is gone, I feel like I am losing control of everything around me because of my 4 year old. He doesn't listen, he is aggressive, he hits and kicks, runs off, and we don't even go anywhere anymore because of his behavior. I am tired of the looks of pity and tird of people just saying "you have your hands full". If another pediatrician asks me if we have tried time out or behavioral modifications I think I might go crazy.
Sorry to complain and vent I just needed get this out to someone who understands this to maybe help....just a little.
Thanks!
Next time someone tells you "my you have your hands full" turn on them and reply "well better full than empty!!!!!"
They might be heathens but we still love them. LOL (even though you secretly have contemplated leaving them in the shopping cart)
People who comment have no business to and it drives me batty. Once leaving a mall my daughter started screaming so believe me I hightailed it out of there. As we are at the exit door some woman bellows to me "she is hurting my eeeears"
I yelled back at her "hell, do you think I like it ?" Come on! Do these peeople think we enjoy this?
hang in there