think my daughter got adhd? help | ADHD Information

For my son, the reward had to be immediate when he was young. Then when
he was around 10 it could be something to earn, but not more than 4-5
days, and it had to be something that he really wanted. A trip to the toy store
where he could select anything under a certain price was always a good one.

There is also the marble program which you can find on the board. I wrote a
list of things that he could earn, with a marble value next to each. He kept
his marbles that he earned daily in a jar. There was a separate list for ways
to earn the marbles.

Psychiatrists evaluate for ADHD, not family doctors (although they may try).

I am not at all an expert, but I don't actually think this sounds like just ADHD.  Possibly ODD as well, but I'm wondering where the comment about wanting to go home comes from.  I agree that a professional diagnosis would be the best thing for her, not just with your family doctor but with a child pshychologist/psychiatrist.  That is what we did with our son and it is really great to know what is going on with him.  Also, because we had him fully tested/diagnosed, we got the good news that he is gifted as well as has ADHD/ODD. 

I feel for you and your family, I can only imagine what a trial each day is right now. 

You really need an evaluation by a professional Psychiatrist (if you want meds) or a Psychologist if you are simply looking for a diagnosis (although both options are costly). Most schools will require a formal report from a Psychologist before giving students special accommodations like extra time.

This does sound like it could be severe ADHD, but you might also want to check to make sure its not also something like Bipolar disorder...

While many of these characteristics sound like ADHD, there are a couple of outliers that are especially concerning in a child of 9.  Professional evaluation seems like a must.  I googled it, and in the UK, ADHD requires a medical diagnosis by a doctor, usually a child or adolescent psychiatrist, a paediatrician or paediatric neurologist or a GP.  Start with your paediatrician an ask about an evaluation.  Best of luck! Much of this sounds like untreated ADHD. Rewards always work better than
punishment for them.

BTW, my in-laws are chock full of undiagnosed ADHD adults, and I have
noticed that spelling and grammar issues are prominent among them.yes i have also tryed rewards and sticker charts but my daughter dont seem to care.


p.s i also feel i may have it too but the doctor dont seem to think i do , never felt right myself .  do you think it might be best if i get tested also!,  and whom shall i ask ,
hi
i think my daoughter might have adhd , she 9 now and its a constant battle to get her to do things . moring time she will not get out of bed in the moring , refused to get out of bed, i have to get her dressed oter wise she will still be in bed , then on our trip to school which is only 10 min walk , she will hit me, kick me and my partner refuse to walk and stand still , at school she will bully other kids, steals from class mates , poo her self ,  refused to do do any work and has to stop behind after school to finish up when she was ment to do at school .. she will distract other people in her clss,

then when it comes to home time , with out warning and any provoking she will runn in to people gardens,  kick , and knock people doors , hide under cars, throwing things at me and anyone that she come intocontact with,, rufuse to carry her coat and bag,. and she says pick that up now , etc. at home she will jump over funture, distroy everythink she come in to contact with, we have empted her room , taken toys away ,, naught step , no compure, she say I DONT CARE, shes always upsetting me and then whole hosue hold , ..  then at bed time , i wil do her a bed time drink , and have calm down time where she winds down from the day and hoping she settiles for the night, once in bed she will seem to of settled , then with no warning she will wounder in the landing ,untill the early hour even after hour of trying to her her to settle ...  she never seems sleepy

we get help from school as ahe was diagnose with dypraxia  early in the year so i no she does have problams but it dose not explane the way she is, we have the famlit support helping us , &
she will hug and try to kiss lamp post at  turning round and a round for no reason , punch her self in the head , pull her hair ... headputt the waall . kisses the window and say hello my boyfried.
not sure what i can do anymore


 .. please help
she alway  tell me she wants to go home , not sure y she says these things as she only ever lived with me ..  she run out in the road , kicking cars, shouting at pepole in the stress.  she do not act like other kids ive known ever .. 

i feel im being push from one person to the other where can i get her tested and so on ..  hope to here from some1 soon .