adhd kids

if you worried about him feeling different what i tell my son is your on medication to help you to concentrate i always say to him this meds is not to make you be a good boy only you can make that choice but its to help you. i say to him its a bit like someone who is short sited they wear glasses and then they can see like everyone else you take meds and then your like everyone else .if you talk to him i bet you will find he feels different from other children anyway i hope my spelling is ok im dyslexia take care all x

I understand that the individual situation must be taken into account, but if a child is significantly failing to function at the level indicated by their general intelligence, and suffering direct negative consequences, medication probably is well worth considering.

I still mix up various printed and small and capital letters. Why? Wasn't paying adequate attention in primary school. My cursive has significant flaws also, lapses in attention.

Despite having advance computer programming skills, it was not until I was around 13, that I finally learned the entire alphabet.

Going out of control as an adolescent, and without any assistant medications, I very nearly ended up dead. I also spiraled out of control in dangerous aggressive and criminal directions, and it was just luck really that kept me out of prison or big trouble.

Of course I dropped out of school entirely at age 13- never to return, and started pot around 14, and was a daily smoker by 15- for various years.

I can remember in year 8, just being distracted by my own thoughts and missing critical instructions and being the only person in the entire class unable to complete the lesson's project.

My father would scream at me abuse each day because I was not living up to his expectations, was always hopeless unreliable, disorganized and basically incompetent. eventually I snapped, destroyed his car entirely (all the windows and lights, various dents), smashed about 20 holes in the walls in the house, broke most windows, and attacked him with an axe. That was the last time I lived at home. I feel at 13 I got close to not only suicide but also killing my father.

It has taken me DECADES to get on track.

well done for sharing and getting back on track

Hi everyone, I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD. I am in matric now and actully discoverd it myself. I went to the doctor and he said I was right and always had it, but because of my high intelect I managed to hide it for 11 years. I am on the meds now and it is going a little better, my consentration is more stabel but I have one problem, time. See there are rules that the school must follow when dealing with adhd kids. The one I am focusing on is that you are allowed to recieve an extra 10-15 minutes on every hour you are writing exams. I sent in my request and got denied because I had no childhood history of this and also the option for extra time already closed in April.... I am a little shocked by this but would have accepted their denial had I not seen that there are so many cases where people are denied for the very same reason. I believe that it is unfair because, like in my case, it was a late diagnose which nobody could have done anything about. If anyone can give me some ideas on what I can do or whom I can speak with please let me know. Also if you have a kid with the slightest symptoms of adhd make sure you get him/her and if he/she indeed have it, insure that the option for extra time stays open, even if he/she doesn't need it. For it is a terrible shame if a kid can't reach his/her full potential.

Hello.  I am glad this question is posted.  I have a 19 year old that has ADHD and Dyslexia.  He has tried therapy, not a fan, and tried medication, but the medication makes him very depressed.  He was supose to start college, but then backed out at the last minute.  He is looking for a job and I want to make sure I am doing everything I can to help him turn into a productive and happy adult.  Any suggestions would be great.