D
drainedandtired
Guest
Hi,
I have two kids and my 8 year old has impulsive/hyperactive ADHD with either frustration issues or a mood disorder (we have started evaluations by a neuropsychologist).
He couldn't function in school anymore so we pulled him and I have been homeschooling him for the last year. He is seeing a psychiatrist and we have gone through a few counselors. The last couple said they couldn't help him anymore - they said he needed something more intensive. A TSS has been recommended and we are probably going to try to start wading through that process at some point. He's also had some awful reactions to medications and the professionals seem kind of perplexed as to what to do with him. My husband and I don't always agree on what to do with his medications, therapy, etc., either. It becomes really stressful whenever we have to talk through something new. My husband keeps telling me not to let all of this affect me, but I don't know how. I'm wearing out.
His social skills are poor and he is always bothering somebody. A trip to the store or playground can be exhausting and humiliating.
Anyway, I have read through a number of your posts and you seem like nice people. A lot of times I feel lonely in this journey and like my experience of parenting is so very different from the other parents around me. I hope you all don't mind my joining you.
I have two kids and my 8 year old has impulsive/hyperactive ADHD with either frustration issues or a mood disorder (we have started evaluations by a neuropsychologist).
He couldn't function in school anymore so we pulled him and I have been homeschooling him for the last year. He is seeing a psychiatrist and we have gone through a few counselors. The last couple said they couldn't help him anymore - they said he needed something more intensive. A TSS has been recommended and we are probably going to try to start wading through that process at some point. He's also had some awful reactions to medications and the professionals seem kind of perplexed as to what to do with him. My husband and I don't always agree on what to do with his medications, therapy, etc., either. It becomes really stressful whenever we have to talk through something new. My husband keeps telling me not to let all of this affect me, but I don't know how. I'm wearing out.
His social skills are poor and he is always bothering somebody. A trip to the store or playground can be exhausting and humiliating.
Anyway, I have read through a number of your posts and you seem like nice people. A lot of times I feel lonely in this journey and like my experience of parenting is so very different from the other parents around me. I hope you all don't mind my joining you.