My daughter is going to be 6 in April, pretty sure she has ADHD, but I can't get the doctors to do anything until she is in 1st grade. I see a psyc doctor and counselor b/c I have ADD and Bipolar Disorder so it's there.
She is very smart but gets in trouble every day for talking when she is not suppose to, not listening, following directions, she can't sit still, chews on her cloths. You can tell her to do something and on the way to do it, she forgets what she is suppose to do. I told her to clean her room and she started to draw pictures instead of cleaning her room, she lost her focus. This morning she was suppose to be getting a brush and forgot what i told her to do, just gets off track so easy. Her teacher told me that she can tell her something and she looks her straight in the face and don't even know if she really gets what she is saying. I mean she is learning great. Very smart !
At home, she is a smart butt, I get so mad b/c she just don't listen. I hate to go anywhere with her. I talk to my counslor about what to do with her and she don't think i should spank her. She thinks i should take things away from her or do postive behavior awards but I swear nothing is working.
I'm lost. I don't know what to do until 1st grade. Do you know of anything I can try supplement wise or anything i should try different with her ??? HELP
I'd find another doctor. My dd(6) was THREE when she was diagnosed. They didn't want to do it, said they don't like to until they are 5 but she was so bad and life was miserable. She was then able to go to 3k and then 4k - she's in 5k now and is top of her class. You could also go through the school to get her tested but I didn't do it that way so don't know how that works. I'd give them a call though.
Spanking does NOT work nor does yelling, pulling your hair out, climbing walls, even taking things away- atlease mine doesn't care cause she can play with and destroy a curtain if that's all that's left in her room after a bad day. Trust me, I've done it all, lol. The best thing that's worked with my dd is a reward/chore chart - even though it only works for about a week at a time because she gets bored with it. I put even the smallest things on there so she can SEE that even being good for any amount of time will get her a sticker on her paper, like NOT picking up the dog or NOT pulling the cat's tail. Then making a big deal out of it when she's caught being good makes her want to do it more - she actually prefers me happy instead of yelling like a banshee! Go figure!
I switched doctors when my kids were 4 because their doc wouldn't do anything either until they were in 1st grade (despite the fact that they had been to the ER for stitches 15 times by then). She said they were just active for their age. They were attending the county preschool program for special needs kids at the time and the school psychologist thought our doc was blind. The new doc was with them for 10 mintues and after getting their history wrote the script for Adderall. They are third generation on my dh's side for ADHD. Within two weeks they had met all the goals on their IEPs and were released from the program. We tried the supplements but they didn't work for us.
I agree with the pp. Behavior charts work even if for a limited time. A good site for them is http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/ We are still working on the not chewing clothing thing though.
I agree with you on what you said.
Well put...
My son was the same way he is on medicine right now for ADHD. Reward her for the good things she does, like if you ask her to take care of a toy and she does it tell her good job and give her a hug. if she does it on her own cool reward her. that is wat they told me to do when my son does something good.. Yes its hard and Im new at it. he was just disgnosed wth it a little over a month ago by the doctor.. I had been fighting with the octors cause I knewoething was wrong but they didnt want to help then i met this wondeful lady doctor and she has been the best one to help me ith this. But yea try the rewarding her fordoing what she is told or if she takes care of it onher own...
Quoting his_penguin:
I'd find another doctor. My dd(6) was THREE when she was diagnosed. They didn't want to do it, said they don't like to until they are 5 but she was so bad and life was miserable. She was then able to go to 3k and then 4k - she's in 5k now and is top of her class. You could also go through the school to get her tested but I didn't do it that way so don't know how that works. I'd give them a call though.
Spanking does NOT work nor does yelling, pulling your hair out, climbing walls, even taking things away- atlease mine doesn't care cause she can play with and destroy a curtain if that's all that's left in her room after a bad day. Trust me, I've done it all, lol. The best thing that's worked with my dd is a reward/chore chart - even though it only works for about a week at a time because she gets bored with it. I put even the smallest things on there so she can SEE that even being good for any amount of time will get her a sticker on her paper, like NOT picking up the dog or NOT pulling the cat's tail. Then making a big deal out of it when she's caught being good makes her want to do it more - she actually prefers me happy instead of yelling like a banshee! Go figure!
TAKE YOUR CHILDREN OFF THE GARBAGE
- mommyfish0f2
on Mar. 23, 2011 at 10:14 AM