adhd just diagnosed | ADHD Information

Schedules - not necessarily doing things at a certain time, but in a
certain order - made a huge difference for my son. He has difficulties
with transitions, so if everything is always done in order, he knows what's
coming next, it cuts down on his reluctance to cooperate.

The same thing happens when he's around other kids. I count - 1
through 5 - when I get to 5 whatever he's doing is done and he's
grounded. Period. Every time. 99% of the time he stops by the time I get
to 3.

He responds to goals more than discipline. If I give him a goal he will
meet it. It's just a matter of finding a reward he wants. He went through
a period when he wanted to watch a certain cartoon on TV. When he met
his goals I would move heaven and earth - left family functions, stopped
shopping, left a movie early - in order to get home so he could watch it
and get his reward. Seeing that I was so dedicated to keeping up my end
of the bargain helped to inspire him to do his part. He could see that it
was a family priority, so he made making his goals his priority, also.

My son has problems with executive skills. They are remembering rules
and following them. It could be your daughter has the same issue. I'd
look it up on the internet, maybe read a book about dealing with them.
In a nutshell, he has to be reminded all the time about the rules, and I
watch him pretty closely to see when he's getting ramped up so I can
catch him before he flips out.

You should see an improvement with the medication pretty quickly. Most
people say give it 2 weeks, but I don't think it should take that long. You
should see something within a couple of days, and if it has a negative
reaction, call the doctor immediately to see about taking her off the
medication.

So now it's the weekend. Keep us updated about how it's going.   Fingers
crossed it goes really well!

hi there ok well she has been put on rubifen, yes she is in school year one and i try to hold a rutine for her i an 8 weeks away from finishing a bacheror. When i asked the peditricion what i can do do help kate with this he said medication will help. school holidays and weekend are the worst. as i have to meadiate between her and other kids becuase she at times gets into there personal space and ruins there games and there things

 

thank you very much you a god send i am at at my wits end at time.

hi there my daughter is now 5 and has been diagnosed today with adhd, we start meds tomorrow i have battled with her differences for a long time my husband and older daughter too, however thank goodness we have support now but i am drained and need ?? can anyone help please? ? ?What questions do you have?
I have a few for you -
What medication/dosage is she on?
Is she in school?
What kind of schedule do you have her on?
What discipline/rewards do you give her?
And the most important one - what do you do to recharge your batteries?

Keep talking - it definitely helps.
Sometimes medicines can have the opposite effect than it's supposed to.
Monitor that - if that's what's going on then she'll need a different one.

How does she do with goals? What works with my son is we decide on a
reward he wants and then the behavior he must have to meet it. 9 times of
10 he earns his reward. It works so much better than having him in a
constant state of punishment.

Hi there thank you for your help , we go into day 3 of the medication tomorrow

today she has been her usual self however she has been more in a state today where she will not listen eaisly to instrustions for excample at the pools and i asked her not to jump in the pool , she keop doing it , after grabing her and looking her in the eye ( which by the way she looks away).

Later tonight she built a hut to watch a moive and would not come out, went to bed at 8.15 and is walking the floor at 8.48

ahhhh! what do i do? Disicipline is done this house i put her in her bedroom often

i need a management plan for me and her i think

Making goals would work well however her leval of understanding and settling is not there yet. sitting her down long enough so she can digest the infomation is one thing taking it in and doing it is another. i know she is develop delayed of a 3 to 4 yr old but i often wonder  if shes in a younger bracket.

 

One question is ( and i was told this may be a side affect ) but she is off the planet when she goes to bed finds it hard to fall asleep?

will this get better?