Newbie in need of advice

I have a daughter who is 8 years old and on 20mg of Metadate CD. I don’t think this has been helping because she still has problems keeping up with the rest of the kids in her class. The teacher has only been requiring her to do half of her work in class and take the rest home to complete.

On her school bus, we are finding out that some of the kids are picking on her. Some of it is because she is socially more immature then most of the kids in her class and some of it is that she throws fits when she gets frustrated. She is really hard on herself and says she doesn’t understand why she is not like the other kids. She also says that she hates herself. This scares me! I try telling her not to worry about the other kids, but try telling that to a second grader.

Another issue is that she is having a hard time sleeping at night. I will walk into her room at 11pm and she will be lying there wide awake. We are now told by the school that they think she might have some Sensory Issues UGH!

I have gone back and fourth about why this is happening to our little girl. She can be the most loving girl and then the most difficult child in the room. My husband and I thought that every time she said "Oh, I forgot", it was just an excuse and we would get upset with her. Now, I know that is part of the ADHD.

Sometimes the teachers make us feel like we have the only child that has these issues. It can be so frustrating!

My husband and I always say she should work for the Department of Defense because she'll expose the weakest link in any room (sometimes it's the teacher or parent helping for the day).

Has anyone had similar issues with their child? I found this site today and decided to go ahead and see if anyone else has had similar problems.

MarisKeller38468.9368287037You are not alone. My son has the same symptoms which is all part of the disorder. He brings class work home daily to complete as he is incapable of sitting still long enough to do it in school. I am in constant communication with his teachers to ensure that he is not falling behind in his work (they have been fantastic about it). Also, my son has always required less sleep than the norm which is also a symptom. Coincidently he has recently started saying that he hates himself as well. He knows he is different and it just gets plain frustrating for him. Some kids in class have caught on to the fact that he can be easily blamed for disruptions that he may not have caused. I have made his teachers aware of this and they have moved him into a different group. Situations arise almost daily that have to be dealt with and I believe thats just the way it is going to be. Only difference here is that I have not put my son on medications yet. He is 9 and I want to wait alittle longer. If he was on meds and still having those symptoms I would check in with the doc, perhaps an increase in dosage or another kind of med is needed. My understanding is symptoms like that should diminish when on meds and it can take awhile to find the right med for each individual. Hope this helped alittle and its nice to know that we are not alone. - JoAnneTry therapy, counseling to help with self esteem. My daughter starts friday to help teach her how to deal with the ADHD and self esteem without drugs. My girl is only 5 therefore I am not ready to medicate her that quickily. I did try to explain to her some but how much can a 5 year old understand but I will let the professional do the rest and let her know I love her.We have something that might...'might' help. Our son is in 1st grade - not on medications either but we are making him be accountable for his behavior like this: It's called Operation Smiley...just scroll down and see how his teacher has implemented this into his daily routine. Some days are good; some not... won't hurt to have a look-see. G'luck. http://home.earthlink.net/~frappollofamily/index2.html My 9yrs.old daughter(she will be 10 in 2 mons.)has been on Concerta 27mg for one and a half year.She was diagnosed as ADHD when she was in the end of her 2nd.grade year.Her problem is attention and receptive and expressive language difficulties.When she started taking the med.years ago at first time, I noticed her difficulty of sleepin at night,but that symptom lasted only for two weeks and since then she has been doing very good. However,I always feel guilty to remaind her about her med.every morning since I know about some side effects of the med.and lomg term abuse. Sometimes, I feel that I am too abused by this med.,because, it is very sad to say, I no longer trust on my daughter without med. I often talk to my daughter's teacher and special ed.teachers, and volunteer in her classroom to get to know how she is doing. Also I help my daughter's homeworks and studies for tests to maintain to get average grades(80%) . Often I have to teach her from 0 at home if the school subject is not her interest(she does not listen well on science). I am worried about her future and constantly frustrated,too. The other day, I arraged a meeting among parents with ADHD children. Talking our anxiety is really help. We are on the same boat !!

I have a seven year old son that was diagnosed with ADHD about 6 months ago. It seems soo hard to get him to do his homework!! Is there anybody here that can maybe give me some advice on " How they get there children to do it"?? & nbsp; Thank You

I am new @ this so sorry about the &nbsp < AccidentI have a 10 year old son who has been diagnosed with ADD and was placed on Concerta 18mg, once a day. My son also was diagnosed with Absence Seizure disorder one year ago and takes Kepakote, two pills in the morning and three in the evening. My son demonstrate all of the typical characteristics of ADD. In school he is unable to complete his in class assignments and is often kept in from recess to finish his classroom work. It had gotten to a point where I would pick him up from Latchkey and have to go back to his classroom go over his assignments in class and make sure he had all materials needed to complete his homework at home, because he would forget things all of the time. 5th grade has really been a challenge for both of us. Robert, my son, will have good days and bad days at school. Robert started taking Concerta 18mg about a month ago. Robert was so upset that he had to take another medication, that he begain saying that he was dying and he felt like he was a really sick person because he had to take all of these pills. I felt really bad because my son was right, he was taking 6 pills every day, 7 if I include the vitamin he has to take due to low iron. In the 2 weeks that Robert took the Concerta, I can say that I noticed a difference in him. He seemed more focused, not has scattered, and remembered things better. I use to have to remind him every day to take his medication for his seizures, during those 2 weeks, I had to remind him only a couple of times. Robert does not think that taking the Concerta has helped him. I try to keep the lines of communication open between myself and Robert so that he understand exactly what is happening with him. It took alot for me to accept medication as a solution and I sometimes feel like 7 pills a day is to much for a 10 year old boy. So after only 2 short weeks Robert no longer takes the Concerta. I am back to square one, his attention span is 0, he forgetting things, not completing classroom work and forgetting homework assignments in school. I am frustrated and scared for my son's success in school. He will be entering 6th grade this year and it will be a whole new ball game. I really just don't know what to do, any suggestion would be great. My son is 7, and was diagnosed with borderline adhd 1/05. I have decided for now to keep him off the meds. I been reading books and trying to get as much info as possible. At school, the main complain from his teacher is that he talks alot, and he is always calling out. I do agree, he does talk alot. He is always asking questions. he gets distracted at school, or is talking and will forget to bring a book here and there, One good thing is his grades are very good. during school meetings, I feel as if they are a little pushy about giving him medications, but I have told them since the begining, that I will try everything alse before I do that. We are trying check lists and reward system, and we have good days and bad ones. The best thing I can say is just take it one day at a time. The hardest thing for me is when he says he has no friends, or other children don't like him. I just brakes my heart, I always tell him he could talk to me about anything, and try to emphasize on the good things about him, he is a sweet boy. I just pray that things will get better.

MarisKeller,

Was your daughter going to sleep ok before she started taking the metadate? My son was on metadate for a short time he had problems sleeping. He was tired during the day and had trouble going to sleep at night.

I was the first one to say "My son will NEVER be put on Medication" but sometimes I wonder if it will HELP!!!

I am lost right now!!!

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