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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 424008" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Welcome -</p><p> </p><p>We found that medications has helped our difficult child concentrate. He went from homework battles to getting off the bus and doing his homework the moment he got home ON HIS OWN. That was his idea (I would have let him take a break and do it later if he wanted to).</p><p> </p><p>He has a motto of doing only what is needed to get by and uses packets that are suppose to be done daily as a study tool for the big tests. So instead of doing his daily work, he waits until the night or two before the test (or most likely in study halls) to complete them. However, with A's and B's it is working for him. He has learned to organize his time to know when he has a study hall to complete something.</p><p> </p><p>Has whoever diagnosed your son with ADD given any suggestions for medications? My difficult child states the medications reduces his "weird" feelings of not being able to concentrate.</p><p> </p><p>Pay attention to possible side effects and ask lots of questions. We found that the medication difficult child is on will reduce appetite. That is not a good thing for my tall lanky guy so we asked to work around that (shorter effective medications that wear off before lunch and can be taken again after lunch).</p><p> </p><p>Not every kid responds the same with medications. What works for my difficult child may not work for yours. It sometimes takes lots of trials and errors to decide if medications are right for your child and if so which ones. Follow your heart and mommy instincts about this - you have to feel it is right and if the docs can not explain a medication to your comfort level feel free to decline.</p><p> </p><p>If you would like to continue without the medications, hopefully more replies can offer some options. Is Summer school or tutors during the summer an option for you? If you find the right person that difficult child feels good working with that might help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 424008, member: 5096"] Welcome - We found that medications has helped our difficult child concentrate. He went from homework battles to getting off the bus and doing his homework the moment he got home ON HIS OWN. That was his idea (I would have let him take a break and do it later if he wanted to). He has a motto of doing only what is needed to get by and uses packets that are suppose to be done daily as a study tool for the big tests. So instead of doing his daily work, he waits until the night or two before the test (or most likely in study halls) to complete them. However, with A's and B's it is working for him. He has learned to organize his time to know when he has a study hall to complete something. Has whoever diagnosed your son with ADD given any suggestions for medications? My difficult child states the medications reduces his "weird" feelings of not being able to concentrate. Pay attention to possible side effects and ask lots of questions. We found that the medication difficult child is on will reduce appetite. That is not a good thing for my tall lanky guy so we asked to work around that (shorter effective medications that wear off before lunch and can be taken again after lunch). Not every kid responds the same with medications. What works for my difficult child may not work for yours. It sometimes takes lots of trials and errors to decide if medications are right for your child and if so which ones. Follow your heart and mommy instincts about this - you have to feel it is right and if the docs can not explain a medication to your comfort level feel free to decline. If you would like to continue without the medications, hopefully more replies can offer some options. Is Summer school or tutors during the summer an option for you? If you find the right person that difficult child feels good working with that might help. [/QUOTE]
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