Hi Everyone
I am brand new to this and looking for advice. My son's grade 2 teacher came to me, the first week of school and said that she would gurantee me that he had ADHD. She said that he has problems with squirmming in his chair, paying attention thinks without acting etc. I have taken him to one doctor who did not talk to him at all just me he then said mild adhd and tries to push pills on me. I said that there must be something that can be done other than pills he said that no there was not and if i did not do this that i would be setting him up for a life of failure. Those words go straight to the heart of course I want to help in any way that I can but I feel that I am at a dead end. They are doing a physiological evalution at school to find out ways that would be more progressive for him to pay attention etc. I personally am not sure that he has adhd. yes he has problems squirming, listening, will stand in a line and if given a ball throw it in the air and catch it but then again all kids or most anyway at that age will or a boy anyway so not sure that that is impulsive. He has a 17month old sister and always thinks befroe acting when she is around. He is behind on reading though and the teacher says it is because he cannot pay attention. SO what I am trying to get across here is I beleive that he hates his teacher this year, he has stated that in those exact words, has requested to go to another school and he does realize that his friends will not be there, he says this almost daily, says his teacher is mean, yells at him, he use to be a happy boy now cries at the drop of a pin thinks that everyone is against him or blaming him. Last year his report cards came back each time with problems pying attention and taking directions but never any suggestions when asked how we can help. Never brough up that he was behind at all last year except the second last day in class before summer holidays for reading. He always says that reading is boring and he hates it.
Do you think that he is adhd or could he be a active boy which he always has been this is not new and when i threw out the term adhd last yr it was not a concern to that teacher. Or could this be that he really truely hates his teacher and is acting out because of it. She does treat male sudents differently then females I have seen this and is use to teaching grade 5 and 6 students for nearly 40 years and is now for the last 2-3 years in grade 2 so had high expectations for younger kids. She did have a boy last year whose parents took him out of the school due to him being her target she ever suggested adhd to him though just always negative.
My son does awesome in spelling and the only two tests this yr so far he got 6/6 and 7/7 and she said to me and him you did okay we will see how well you can write them in a sentence next week. Should have said excellent work and left the smart comment out of it it brings down his confidence.
So sorry it was a novel but i am very concerned and want to be able to help him anyway I can.
Thank you,
I am brand new to this and looking for advice. My son's grade 2 teacher came to me, the first week of school and said that she would gurantee me that he had ADHD. She said that he has problems with squirmming in his chair, paying attention thinks without acting etc. I have taken him to one doctor who did not talk to him at all just me he then said mild adhd and tries to push pills on me. I said that there must be something that can be done other than pills he said that no there was not and if i did not do this that i would be setting him up for a life of failure. Those words go straight to the heart of course I want to help in any way that I can but I feel that I am at a dead end. They are doing a physiological evalution at school to find out ways that would be more progressive for him to pay attention etc. I personally am not sure that he has adhd. yes he has problems squirming, listening, will stand in a line and if given a ball throw it in the air and catch it but then again all kids or most anyway at that age will or a boy anyway so not sure that that is impulsive. He has a 17month old sister and always thinks befroe acting when she is around. He is behind on reading though and the teacher says it is because he cannot pay attention. SO what I am trying to get across here is I beleive that he hates his teacher this year, he has stated that in those exact words, has requested to go to another school and he does realize that his friends will not be there, he says this almost daily, says his teacher is mean, yells at him, he use to be a happy boy now cries at the drop of a pin thinks that everyone is against him or blaming him. Last year his report cards came back each time with problems pying attention and taking directions but never any suggestions when asked how we can help. Never brough up that he was behind at all last year except the second last day in class before summer holidays for reading. He always says that reading is boring and he hates it.
Do you think that he is adhd or could he be a active boy which he always has been this is not new and when i threw out the term adhd last yr it was not a concern to that teacher. Or could this be that he really truely hates his teacher and is acting out because of it. She does treat male sudents differently then females I have seen this and is use to teaching grade 5 and 6 students for nearly 40 years and is now for the last 2-3 years in grade 2 so had high expectations for younger kids. She did have a boy last year whose parents took him out of the school due to him being her target she ever suggested adhd to him though just always negative.
My son does awesome in spelling and the only two tests this yr so far he got 6/6 and 7/7 and she said to me and him you did okay we will see how well you can write them in a sentence next week. Should have said excellent work and left the smart comment out of it it brings down his confidence.
So sorry it was a novel but i am very concerned and want to be able to help him anyway I can.
Thank you,