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Hi everyone! Well, I am still fairly new but have posted several times before. I am probably not using proper forum etiquette yet-sorry. :) So, my 8 year old, who is currently diagnosed with ADD, depression and sensory processing disorder (SPD), is still having some issues. He is doing MUCH MUCH better than he was at...

We are finally going to start difficult child on medication, He's 5 years old. During his last doctor appointment we decided (against doctor recommendation) to wait one more period of time until the next visit (6 months). Anyway next visit is the end of Feb. difficult child official diagnosis is still "high funstioning autism" from when...

Hi- I am a parent of a 9 year old ADHD girl. She has a 13 year old sister and a three year old brother. Dad travels 4 days a week and I am a stay at home mother, previous ESE teacher. I really feel for the single mothers that I see posting on this thread because there are times when I feel like...

This is my first post here. I found you guys last night while doing a "Google" search for children with developmental delays. I have felt very isolated because of my sons issues, so it was comforting to see that I really am not all alone. I am not really sure what I am looking for in posting...

My 8 year old son was diagnosed with ADHD/ODD two years ago. He takes Concerta which has for the most part worked really well for him. This past week has been a nightmare with him. He walked up to his older brother the other day (he was not provoked in any way) and just started punching him in...

So, the last time I posted or came to this forum was in 2008. We did the neuropsychological testing in 2009 at the Bluebird Circle at Texas Childrens Hospital in Houston and they said there was nothing wrong with him other than ADD. Sorry I never responded to anyone back then but I actually...

difficult child has always seem to have trouble with bed wetting since he was diagnosed about a year ago. He is in kindergarten now and having accidents at school. Is this common for ADHD kids? Any advice?

Hi all, I've been away from the forum for a while, as work has been keeping me super busy. Never a dull moment at home though! JT is in trouble again for an accident that damaged property. He could have been seriuosly hurt. Background: JT is taking Concerta for ADHD, which is helpful for...

J is not going to school. Long and unedifying story short, the teacher at the small alternative school where he had a place at the beginning of the year here in Marrakesh decided after 10 days that she was not going to let J come back. Without any discussion whatever with me, without my being...

Um. Hi. Er. I'm not really sure where to go and I was googling ODD and ADHD and came across this so uh. :D hi. I've been diagnosed with ADHD and Dysgraphia since 6th grade. My little brother has it, as does my dad. I'm 17 years old, and I'm a senior in high school. Recently, I've been...

Yikes, another rough morning here with son. Getting him up is always time consuming and energy draining.( same as daughter ) Even when he wakes on his own( rarely for school) you never know what your gonna get. Good mood, bad mood, even if good mood can turn so quick over anything. So we came...

Hi everyone - Just joined, looking for some advice and support. For the past 7 months I have been living with my girlfriend and her 8 year old son, who I love and care for immensely. He is a sweet, handsome and intelligent boy, but I am insanely worried about the trajectory he is on. He has been...

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted here though I still come occasionally to read posts. We are still in Morocco - after to-ing and fro-ing about where to go, I decided in the end that continuity was the most important thing. J has started at a new school here, kind of...

I am here looking for some advice. difficult child 2 has always had a hard time sleeping from the time he was a baby he would wake up in the middle of the night and be awake for hours before going back to sleep again. As he grew older the sleep pattern changed a bit but still at 9 y/o was coming home and...

Hello all. You may remember my agonising over whether or not to try medications with J. Well, for reasons that I won't bore you with, I did decide to give it a trial. Started this Saturday as yesterday was a public holiday and he would have three days before school. So here is what happened: he...

Son is angry because HE wouldn't get out of bed and wouldnt get ready for school ( his sister finally did and went I posted under Californiablondes post wasnt going to make a new one Im sorry but Im shakin up so I made a new one). So he poured Windex and body washes in the sink, broke his door...

Im at my last straw with the shutups, demands, threats, hitting, kicking, poring glue on doorknobs, coloring on walls, pulling light plugs outa plugs, breaking things, demanding complete silence until we are frozen statues and not breathing... he repeats himself over and over and over and over...

Hi I am new to this forum, but recently I have been dealing with some issues that I need some help and support with and someone reccomended this site to me. My dss9 is adhd and on concerta, for two years his systems have been controled well and he has done fine in school, not all of a sudden...

When I first joined this board about a month or so ago, it was Thanksgiving weekend. My daughter wasn't on any medications. My son was just on Intuniv. It was a few days before our first appointment. with-the psychiatrist. My daughter wasn't functioning in school or at home. Explosions and meltdowns over...

Things have escalated with my grandson to the point where my daughter's long-time domestic partner and great guy said "Enough!" and moved out. And since he's never had kids and probably never will, he doesn't get the difficult child thing at all. My grandson was diagnosed with ADHD at five years of age...