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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 182745" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>That's why we're warrior moms. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Some of this they outgrow, some of it we train them to cope with, and some if it is stuck forever. It depends upon what your child's diagnosis is and how intensive the therapy is. </p><p> </p><p>No one can look into a crystal ball. I'm not sure I want to. (Gulp.)</p><p> </p><p>I try not to think about it. Sort of like the AA motto, One Day at a Time. Otherwise, it's too overwhelming. I take joy in the little things--and post them here to brag, as do so many other moms.</p><p> </p><p>I don't know the extent of your son's ADHD, but I've met many extremely successful ADHD adults (incl. difficult child's camp counselors, who are all off their medications now!), and incl. a millionaire author, an astronaut, and several attorneys. There are advantages to ADHD, especially the H part. Imagine the energy you'd have, LOL! </p><p> </p><p>Many times I tell people that if my difficult child weren't so cute, I'd have killed him by now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> He's got the biggest, brownest, most beautiful eyes. I try to think about that when I'm down.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, there is hope. The results don't always manifest themselves they way we want, but still, things do <em>generally</em> get better, one day, one shoelace, one school assignment, one hug at a time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>Sometimes, it's not that the kids get that much better; it's that we moms learn to detach. And sometimes that's the hardest part of all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 182745, member: 3419"] That's why we're warrior moms. :) Some of this they outgrow, some of it we train them to cope with, and some if it is stuck forever. It depends upon what your child's diagnosis is and how intensive the therapy is. No one can look into a crystal ball. I'm not sure I want to. (Gulp.) I try not to think about it. Sort of like the AA motto, One Day at a Time. Otherwise, it's too overwhelming. I take joy in the little things--and post them here to brag, as do so many other moms. I don't know the extent of your son's ADHD, but I've met many extremely successful ADHD adults (incl. difficult child's camp counselors, who are all off their medications now!), and incl. a millionaire author, an astronaut, and several attorneys. There are advantages to ADHD, especially the H part. Imagine the energy you'd have, LOL! Many times I tell people that if my difficult child weren't so cute, I'd have killed him by now. :) He's got the biggest, brownest, most beautiful eyes. I try to think about that when I'm down. Yes, there is hope. The results don't always manifest themselves they way we want, but still, things do [I]generally[/I] get better, one day, one shoelace, one school assignment, one hug at a time. :) Sometimes, it's not that the kids get that much better; it's that we moms learn to detach. And sometimes that's the hardest part of all. [/QUOTE]
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