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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 439175" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>J is still 4 right? </p><p></p><p>Malika when my middle son was that age he was probably just the same way. If you notice in my signature I refer to him as my ADHD success story. When Jamie was 4 and 5 he was so hyperactive he could have probably been used to power a small village. He was constantly on the go from sun up to sun down. Luckily for us, we lived in the country so we could open the doors in the morning and let him out and he could run, ride his bike and play, play, play. He was sweet as he could be with not a mean bone in his body. </p><p></p><p>Now when he started Kindergarten he had to start on medication because there was no way on this earth that he could ever sit still for an entire school day nor could he pay attention for that long. He was completely miserable too. He would come home in tears asking me why little boys were expected to sit inside that long when there were swings and monkey bars outside...lol. Who wants to learn letters and numbers and spelling when the big outdoors is calling to him????? </p><p></p><p>That went on for Kindergarten, First grade and halfway through Second grade when suddenly the light bulb hit him and he ran home and told me "Mom, I get it now...I am supposed to learn my work and then I get to play longer!" </p><p></p><p>Now he still took his ADHD medication until he started high school and he would have continued on it until he finished his formal schooling but here if you want to get into the military you have to be off medication for 4 years and his lifelong dream had been to go into the Marine Corps like his grandfather so he opted to go off his medications when he started HS. His grades suffered and he did struggle a bit with hyperactivity but he started running 3 miles each morning before school and he ran long distance for the track team in HS which helped somewhat. He was also in the JROTC in HS. All that physical activity helped keep him busy and less apt to by hyper.</p><p></p><p>As an adult he chose a career which suited a person with ADHD. He doesnt have a desk job. First he was in the military. Movement...lol. Now he is working with the Sheriff's Department. Movement...lol. It works...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 439175, member: 1514"] J is still 4 right? Malika when my middle son was that age he was probably just the same way. If you notice in my signature I refer to him as my ADHD success story. When Jamie was 4 and 5 he was so hyperactive he could have probably been used to power a small village. He was constantly on the go from sun up to sun down. Luckily for us, we lived in the country so we could open the doors in the morning and let him out and he could run, ride his bike and play, play, play. He was sweet as he could be with not a mean bone in his body. Now when he started Kindergarten he had to start on medication because there was no way on this earth that he could ever sit still for an entire school day nor could he pay attention for that long. He was completely miserable too. He would come home in tears asking me why little boys were expected to sit inside that long when there were swings and monkey bars outside...lol. Who wants to learn letters and numbers and spelling when the big outdoors is calling to him????? That went on for Kindergarten, First grade and halfway through Second grade when suddenly the light bulb hit him and he ran home and told me "Mom, I get it now...I am supposed to learn my work and then I get to play longer!" Now he still took his ADHD medication until he started high school and he would have continued on it until he finished his formal schooling but here if you want to get into the military you have to be off medication for 4 years and his lifelong dream had been to go into the Marine Corps like his grandfather so he opted to go off his medications when he started HS. His grades suffered and he did struggle a bit with hyperactivity but he started running 3 miles each morning before school and he ran long distance for the track team in HS which helped somewhat. He was also in the JROTC in HS. All that physical activity helped keep him busy and less apt to by hyper. As an adult he chose a career which suited a person with ADHD. He doesnt have a desk job. First he was in the military. Movement...lol. Now he is working with the Sheriff's Department. Movement...lol. It works... [/QUOTE]
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