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Newly diagnosed 17 yo with ADHD ODD Possible Depression
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<blockquote data-quote="Babbs" data-source="post: 299616" data-attributes="member: 3820"><p>Welcome... I don't post much or often but its a great place to read and have comfort knowing someone will listen but that others have been in your shoes as well.</p><p></p><p>From your brief description, it sounds as though your daughter is really struggling with what is known as executive functioning - that is being able to organize, make plans, initiate activities, review whether or not actions taken were appropriate or successful, etc. There is a lot of information out there these days on executive functioning and most people with AD/HD have significant problems with it. I know that my difficult child likes to argue because he just can't get tasks initiated without significant effort - its actually easier for him to argue about something for 2 hours than to start the task which eventually takes less than 5 minutes to complete!</p><p></p><p>The Explosive Child is a great book, another good author is Chris Dendy - one of her books, "A Bird's Eye View" (the title is close), is actually written based on interviews from teenagers who have AD/HD and struggle with it. Gives a great perspective on the insides of their heads as well as some wonderful ideas of what works for them and what they found hadn't.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to hear that your husband isn't on board that there may be a neurological answer for her behavior. One of the best things that helped my SO understand difficult child's issues was we took a Parent to Parent class with the local CHADD (Children and Adults with AD/HD) chapter. Gave tons of information and helped SO understand that AD/HD goes way beyond hyperactivity or daydreamyness...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babbs, post: 299616, member: 3820"] Welcome... I don't post much or often but its a great place to read and have comfort knowing someone will listen but that others have been in your shoes as well. From your brief description, it sounds as though your daughter is really struggling with what is known as executive functioning - that is being able to organize, make plans, initiate activities, review whether or not actions taken were appropriate or successful, etc. There is a lot of information out there these days on executive functioning and most people with AD/HD have significant problems with it. I know that my difficult child likes to argue because he just can't get tasks initiated without significant effort - its actually easier for him to argue about something for 2 hours than to start the task which eventually takes less than 5 minutes to complete! The Explosive Child is a great book, another good author is Chris Dendy - one of her books, "A Bird's Eye View" (the title is close), is actually written based on interviews from teenagers who have AD/HD and struggle with it. Gives a great perspective on the insides of their heads as well as some wonderful ideas of what works for them and what they found hadn't. I'm sorry to hear that your husband isn't on board that there may be a neurological answer for her behavior. One of the best things that helped my SO understand difficult child's issues was we took a Parent to Parent class with the local CHADD (Children and Adults with AD/HD) chapter. Gave tons of information and helped SO understand that AD/HD goes way beyond hyperactivity or daydreamyness... [/QUOTE]
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