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dawndesh, i like that advice!! i'm going to use it in my classes also!!

danke

What does he do? If he is violent, that's one thing. If he is just hyper, whole other ballgame. They should be able to "get" that. If he causes constant chaos, you are probably looking at more than ADHD and the other kids need you to nail it down because no kid deserves to live with violence and the child doing it is likely miserable.

Jim Carrey has depression. Robin Williams is definitely bipolar. Thomas Edison nobody knows, but many think he had Aspergers.

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Onemore:  Read Driven to Distraction by (can't remember author).  I'd be willing to bet that some of the things that make your son a really neat kid has to be ADD/ADHD traits?  Is he good with younger kids?  Have a really wierd sense of humor?  Does he really like animals?  The list goes on and on.  Google "famous people with ADD" (Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Thomas Edison to name a few. )And "good things about ADD."  It's fun and interesting, your kids will love it.

Tks for the advise smallmom.I do need to find out more about adhd.Hello all ! I am new to posting and new to adhd.My son who is 11 was disgnoised with adhd back in febuary.I have 2 other children all three are boys.Can anyone tell me how I can explain to them why thier brother does the things he does without hurting my adhd sons feelings ?I think the way my son's psychologist explained it would be very helpful to kids. He laid out two rubber bands on the table a few inches apart(about two finger spaces apart) and said pretend these are the cells in your brain. They communicate back and forth. Then he put a pink eraser in between them. He said this is the ADHD brain. There is a blockage between the cells making them unable to communicate. We have to work with him to remove the pink eraser(blockage) And the blockage is what is making him act the way he does. You didn't really say how old your kids are, but most kids should be able to understand that explanation. Hope this helps. Good luck! Tks for the reply.Youngest is 7 and oldest is 12 almost 13.Middle child is the one with adhd.

Dr. Mel Levine (author of A Mind at a Time and The Myth of Laziness) has also written All Kinds of Minds, a young student's book about learning abilities and learning disorders.  The book includes a chapter about a boy with an attention deficit.  It might be helpful to read it to all three of your kids.  You might also want to ask your local public librarian or the school counselor for any recommendations they might have.  I sometimes find it's helpful to read about these issues -- I don't know about you, but I sometimes get tongue-tied when I'm trying to explain things to my kids in just the right way.

 

The way I tell my classroom kids is this: "What's fair for all may not be what's EQUAL for all. Each child is different and has different needs and sometimes rules apply differently to each child depending on their particular need." Children are so caring by nature... they tend to have a sense of compassion that many adults don't even have. Good luck to you and your family! I tell my kids that we ALL have things to work on that NO ONE is perfect and that EVERYONE can improve something about themselves and these particular things about your son are the things he needs to work on and they can help by doing these things (name a few).  Unfortunately for me, my oldest son is ADD and he clashes with my ADHD son quite a bit.  He really knows the buttons to push to get him going.  My youngest son though DOES understand and is very good about coming to me in confidence and letting me know if his brother is doing something without being mean about it.