Hyperactive with injury!

My daughter loves to run non-stop and climb on everything well on tuesday she awoke and complained that her hip and right leg hurt and was limping pretty good.  I drove her to school to try and later had to get her due to pain.  The doctor labled it a hip sprain and she is to stay off it as much as possible, no running or climbing ( what a joke).  If it does not improve I am to get an x-ray taken, so far it is 70% better but she still has to relax. 

     How is the question she is already into everything like normal and I am going crazy and tired of saying do not do that.  Her dance recital is early june so it better heal, she missed class today.

Dwade7-

My dd has been on Strattera for about 4 1/2 weeks now.  It has really helped with her impulsivity, her aggression and moodiness, but to a lesser degree for her hyperactivity.  She is still VERY active.  She can sit still in school now and has more self-control there, so I don't mind her climbing all over everything at home as much as I used to.

My dd definitely has some sensory issues, but there are secondary to the ADHD.  I try to deal with these things the best I can.  For her, it is extreme sensitivity to clothing, smells and sound.  She has been like this since she was about 1.

How old is your daughter?  They always say that kids with ADHD are less mature (I think that the statistic is 2/3 of their actual age) so I am hoping that she will mellow with age.

Suzi

My dd too.  She is a bundle of scapes and bruises.  Her knees are a mess and there is not a day that goes by where she doesn't get some kind of "boo boo".

It gets very frustrating to comfort her sometimes, when I know that if she could just stop climbing and jumping around about 3/4 of these injuries could be prevented.  That being said, I know it is just not possible yet (maybe when she turns 6 ... LOL!)  So, I have gotten to the point where I just have to let some of the hyperactive behaviors go on.  She can climb the tree in the back yard, but not the kitchen counters.  I let her jump on the bed.  She is also involved in a lot of after school athletic activities (swimming, gymnastics, horseback riding), which does burn off some steam.

I know its hard, especially when your little girl acts as active as a little boy.  When I see how mellow the little girls that are in my dd's class at school, I am just in awe!

Suzi

Suzi-
What treatment does your little girl get? My little girl has just been diagnosed with ADHD but she acts the same as you described. Her poor little legs look like rotton bananas they're so brusied all the time. Last year she had stitches from falling down and a cracked scull even. I haven't differentiated though b/w what's Sensory Integration Dysfunction and what's ADHD behaviors. Does your daughter have SID as well? It is hard watching her act "boy like" since I have her younger brother and a mellowish, but still active, little sister to compare to.

Maybe she will outgrow some of her exuberance.  As for my dd, I always held hope that she would calm down by the time she was five.  Obviously, this has not been the case.  Your dd is still SO young and many of her hyperactivity is probably developmentally normal.  Is she aggressive?  My dd was from the time of 18 months on (biting, hitting, pushing, tight hugging).  That truly was our biggest red flag.

I've heard of Clonidine and I heard it mellows them out.  Although I am a proponent of medications, I do think that your dd is pretty young to go any kind of med route.  What kind of behavior modification techniques (if any) have you been using?  In our case, NOTHING worked (we saw a pediatric psychologist for almost 3 years before we referred to the psych) with regards to behavior management.

Please feel free to post any more questions....good luck.

Suzi