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adopted 10 yr old twins with ADHD--PLease help!
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<blockquote data-quote="mami2threeangels" data-source="post: 416820" data-attributes="member: 11533"><p>Thanks to all of you who replied. As a brief background: they were removed from their mother's care at age 3 due to neglect , drug addiction and abuse. They have been in 3 foster homes until finally they joined us in August 2010. They both have an IEP and see a therapist weekly as well as a psychiatrist mthly. They were diagnosed with ADHD approx 3mths ago and are on medications that have helped alot. Joe has admitted that he just does not want to do the work. He only has 2 assignments per night to do & just refuses to do it or writes down any answer so that he can say he did it. As soon as I get home from work I check their homework. I know that they have had 10 yrs of issues but he does not want to change unless I dangle a GREAT gift. For example - he took a test in math in which he got a "d". The teacher made him take it over and within minutes he got a "b". He is angry at the world for what his mother did and I understand that. He has lots of support now and we tell him how much we love him everyday. never go to bed with-o a kiss goodnight and in the morning. i love him when he wants to be good but its so difficult to be around him when he is in his "I don't care" mood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mami2threeangels, post: 416820, member: 11533"] Thanks to all of you who replied. As a brief background: they were removed from their mother's care at age 3 due to neglect , drug addiction and abuse. They have been in 3 foster homes until finally they joined us in August 2010. They both have an IEP and see a therapist weekly as well as a psychiatrist mthly. They were diagnosed with ADHD approx 3mths ago and are on medications that have helped alot. Joe has admitted that he just does not want to do the work. He only has 2 assignments per night to do & just refuses to do it or writes down any answer so that he can say he did it. As soon as I get home from work I check their homework. I know that they have had 10 yrs of issues but he does not want to change unless I dangle a GREAT gift. For example - he took a test in math in which he got a "d". The teacher made him take it over and within minutes he got a "b". He is angry at the world for what his mother did and I understand that. He has lots of support now and we tell him how much we love him everyday. never go to bed with-o a kiss goodnight and in the morning. i love him when he wants to be good but its so difficult to be around him when he is in his "I don't care" mood. [/QUOTE]
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