summers getting real long | ADHD Information
My son with adhd/as is BORED with everything. He has crazy amounts of energy and its impossible to entertain/keep up with him 24/7. Today he went out with a buddy for fishing lessons with an instructor he knows and likes, and would not stop begging to go swimming which is not aloud its a fishing course. To the point where the instructor got upset and told him your mom put you on this boat for a reason, so be quiet and fish, or sit down the rest of the way and stay quiet. I dont blame him because ds loves to argue, and he wouldnt let up. hes gotta learn there are consequences in the real world. It is expensive to keep on with the baseball, summer classes, and now the fishing classes hes bored with all of them. He gets a little challenged with something and doesnt wanna do the work and hes bored. :( I'm trying so hard to find something he likes, but hes driving me nuts, and hes repeling friends and other people around him too by complaining an arguing. He is seein a pyschitrist, and when we get his meds where they should be risperdone just raised to 1mg and tenex is at 1 I hope and pray I can find a way to teach him and make him listen to me long enough without being bored. I think his meds need to be raised more, we are waiting another month to do that I hate having him on meds but I know he needs it and I want to move slowly since he is only 9 and very tiny. I cant wait for school to start I cant provide the structure that school does ( i try but within reason being at home is nothing compared to school) and that wears himd down some. I try to have him outside ( which he said he hates now cause of bugs and its too boring) and go for bike rides as much as possible, i cant go on more than like 2 long bike rides a day, its hot and humid out too. I am nervous about signing him up for something for the next school year ( I think im gonna try cub scouts because they do many differnt things if he doesnt like it they dont have to keep at it) I dont wanna spend more money and he doesnt like it. Not to mention more running around and all that I have a 4 yr old too. When his meds are right we will start behavior therapy I hope and pray we will get somewhere with it. I am trying to be as patient and understanding and positive with him as much as i can but seems nothing is working. His last dr visit was yesterday so hopefully after 10 days or so we will get some better results for rasing the risperdone. Sorry this got so long I needed a good vent, Its been a long day.