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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 635699" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Yes, I think that's right. Russell Barkley talks about how ADHD kids are on average 30 per cent behind their peers developmentally - that's a lot. And of course it's uneven. J, for example, has always been more independent, bright and "street smart" than other kids his age but emotionally he is like a much younger child. And that's what other kids find weird - him still having tantrums when he's frustrated, for example - and he has become somewhat of a target for bullies. Standard fare for ADHD kids according to what I've read but with J it surprised me. He seems so tough and macho, but there's a side of him that is quite babyish and vulnerable, very easily upset and hypersensitive, and that part hasn't yet started to mature. Bullying older kids seem to feed on it.</p><p></p><p>Here's another interesting thing Russell Barkley says (in his factsheet, found on his website) - that it has been found in studies that ADHD kids display fewer symptoms with their fathers and more with their mothers. This is the case with J. He is better behaved with my ex-husband and "listens" more to him. Of course there may be all sorts of reasons for that but I'm glad something I've long observed is actually not just personal to us.</p><p></p><p>I have to try not to hold out too much hope for the Strattera. It looks like the side effects are settling down somewhat but there are a percentage of children who experience no positive benefit with it. I just feel so uneasy with the stimulants, don't want to live with a child not eating, not being able to get to sleep and having a crashing rebound every day when they wear off... in any case, no stimulants are available in Morocco. So if it doesn't work out we are back to the drawing board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 635699, member: 11227"] Yes, I think that's right. Russell Barkley talks about how ADHD kids are on average 30 per cent behind their peers developmentally - that's a lot. And of course it's uneven. J, for example, has always been more independent, bright and "street smart" than other kids his age but emotionally he is like a much younger child. And that's what other kids find weird - him still having tantrums when he's frustrated, for example - and he has become somewhat of a target for bullies. Standard fare for ADHD kids according to what I've read but with J it surprised me. He seems so tough and macho, but there's a side of him that is quite babyish and vulnerable, very easily upset and hypersensitive, and that part hasn't yet started to mature. Bullying older kids seem to feed on it. Here's another interesting thing Russell Barkley says (in his factsheet, found on his website) - that it has been found in studies that ADHD kids display fewer symptoms with their fathers and more with their mothers. This is the case with J. He is better behaved with my ex-husband and "listens" more to him. Of course there may be all sorts of reasons for that but I'm glad something I've long observed is actually not just personal to us. I have to try not to hold out too much hope for the Strattera. It looks like the side effects are settling down somewhat but there are a percentage of children who experience no positive benefit with it. I just feel so uneasy with the stimulants, don't want to live with a child not eating, not being able to get to sleep and having a crashing rebound every day when they wear off... in any case, no stimulants are available in Morocco. So if it doesn't work out we are back to the drawing board. [/QUOTE]
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