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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 19450" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I noticed the gymastics thing very early on. I would sit in the balcony and watch for hours, she was young maybe 10. She has always talked constantly and asked zillions of questions ever since she could talk. The schoolwork thing became more noticeable in high school when the subject matter became harder. It became a big enough problem in college where she wanted to try medications. </p><p></p><p>She is a pleaser too and I always thought it was from living in all the turmoil in the house from her sister. I think that's probably what caused a lot of her anxiety, although she says she knew she was anxious and had fears very early on before difficult child's problems.</p><p></p><p>Picking a college was difficult. She would decide within 10 minutes if she liked it or not, and then change her mind several times. First she wanted to go no further than 2 hours, then no further than an hour, then she decided on a college 20 minutes away. She lasted one week on campus and came back home for the first sememster, wasn't ready to leave home. She went back on campus the second semester and has been there since and now loves it. But change is very difficult for her and just last week dropped a course because she said she could not concentrate on it. </p><p></p><p>I think the only time easy child was truly happy and focused was when she was in gymnastics. Her schedule was like your daughter's. She practiced 24 hours a week, often eating and studying on car rides and not gettign enough sleep, but she was better able to get everything done when her time constraints were very limited, it forced her to focus.</p><p></p><p>Frankly I was worried about her driving alone. She got lost a lot and has no sense of direction. This Christmas we got her a navigation system for her car and I am much relieved. She has slept through dr appointments and often has to be reminded of things she has to do, people to call. One of the reasons we thought it wpould be such a good idea for her to live on campus was to force her to be more responsible...and yet she is terribly responsible, almost to a fault...do you know what I mean? Maybe we thought it would get her to focus better on what she had to do.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 19450, member: 59"] I noticed the gymastics thing very early on. I would sit in the balcony and watch for hours, she was young maybe 10. She has always talked constantly and asked zillions of questions ever since she could talk. The schoolwork thing became more noticeable in high school when the subject matter became harder. It became a big enough problem in college where she wanted to try medications. She is a pleaser too and I always thought it was from living in all the turmoil in the house from her sister. I think that's probably what caused a lot of her anxiety, although she says she knew she was anxious and had fears very early on before difficult child's problems. Picking a college was difficult. She would decide within 10 minutes if she liked it or not, and then change her mind several times. First she wanted to go no further than 2 hours, then no further than an hour, then she decided on a college 20 minutes away. She lasted one week on campus and came back home for the first sememster, wasn't ready to leave home. She went back on campus the second semester and has been there since and now loves it. But change is very difficult for her and just last week dropped a course because she said she could not concentrate on it. I think the only time easy child was truly happy and focused was when she was in gymnastics. Her schedule was like your daughter's. She practiced 24 hours a week, often eating and studying on car rides and not gettign enough sleep, but she was better able to get everything done when her time constraints were very limited, it forced her to focus. Frankly I was worried about her driving alone. She got lost a lot and has no sense of direction. This Christmas we got her a navigation system for her car and I am much relieved. She has slept through dr appointments and often has to be reminded of things she has to do, people to call. One of the reasons we thought it wpould be such a good idea for her to live on campus was to force her to be more responsible...and yet she is terribly responsible, almost to a fault...do you know what I mean? Maybe we thought it would get her to focus better on what she had to do. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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