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I have a 8 year old boy who we just found out less then a year ago has ADHD and ODD. Am having a bit of problem trying to get him to understand that he can't use it as a reason why he's not listining. He like says it's because my crazy head and run off crying. I feel bad but he need to understand that he can't use his ADHD allways as a way to get out of listining. He on medadate and he takes it in the morning before school by the time he home it has wear off. I've tryed doing a dose and even halfing a dose mid day but then he can't sleep and if he does he up at 3am. I've talked to his doctor, tryed different things but it seems like once a day works best so he can sleep.With that he not on meds when he home with me. I've tryed to talk to him but it doesn't stick. I don't want him using ADHD as away for people feeling sorry for him, or as he way of not having to do things. I know kids are petty smart like that. Is it alot to do with his ODD or both? My family not supportive with him on any meds so I guess I need help with an old school way of dealing with him during the time he off meds. Can anyone help?
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| Posted by Michelle on 03/12/2008 07:56 AM
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Hello Michelle. I'm new around hear but wanted to respond to your post. First, I noticed that you were asking for help with dealing with Austin during the times he is OFF the meds. He should not be OFF the meds. It is critical that he be on them on a schedule and within the same time every day. His sytem is confused.
Also, Ask his doctor about a low dose of Trazadone in the evening for sleep so you can give him a low dose of Focalin 10 mg at 2:00 in the afternoons. This should stablize him all day long and help him get the sleep he needs.
As for him using the condition as an excuse, he is quite normal. They all try it. The best thing is to not talk about his condition in front of him to others. It may be embaressing him so he has learned to use it to be able to deal with the embaressment. Kids are super-sensitive.
You sound like a very loving mom. He is a lucky little boy to have you. |
| posted by on 03/27/2008 10:18 AM
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| I think what you were trying to point out is the medications have lost the effect by the time he is home with you, which is what happens to my son, he behaves very well in school with an understanding teacher and focuses so much on trying to do what he knows he is supposed to by the time he gets home he doesn't have any left to cover the hours before bed. In our case our doctor wouldn't prescribe another type of dosing because it would keep him up and he already has enough of a problem trying to shut down enough to go to sleep at night, once he can finally still he is able to fall asleep. He is a very early riser which has trouble letting the rest of the house sleep no matter what the day is, he is on that automatic alarm for early morning and I mean really early. I agree with you trying to teach your child not to use it as an excuse, that shouldn |
| posted by Cara on 04/17/2008 10:26 AM
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| My 9 year old son knows that he has ADD and explains it with having a dark spot in his brain which is not working how he wish it would . We are supporting him but telling him that he can fight against the spot. So when he acts "strange" his brother tells him " fight it, it is your spot not you, you can do it “and it actually helps my son to come back and act calm. No excuses for bad behavior and laziness, this is on another page. We are in the fight, all together against the dark spot .Hope you are going to receive support from your family because it is a hard fight. |
| posted by andy on 05/02/2008 03:32 PM
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