| I feel the same way you do, and girl I just cry when My baby boy(6) Wants to know why he always gets in trouble at school, when he tries really hard to be good. He has been on Concerta since last wednesday. I got in my car after my baby dr. appt. to hear my phone going off, and it was a message from the school nurse . I was like oh no he is sick at school and I haven't had my phone for 45 minutes!!! Well I call back and Pat the nurse tells me she is calling for the principal to see if he is on meds now and if he is if he took them today, cause he was hyper today.......oh my goodness, I really don't dream about shaking the snot out of principals and teachers much less any one else, but today I wanted to shake the shit out of the principal..what the hell is going on here....do they thikn that meds are used to shut a kid up, or make them unnoticeable? Is my child supposed to walk around school like he is high or something or in the matriz mode. he has been on the meds for 6-7 days and I am getting calls. That goes to show you how much the teachers and principals are educated on add and adhd....my son has not even been diagnosed yet, and we have a meeting at this school this friday....I really thing alot of these schools label add and adhd children with the "bad kid" rep they don't have anything in my community to support parents with children with add or adhd....hey entf71, do you have a yahoo or msn messenger? ↑ |
| oh I forgot to let you know that I too have 3 boys...10, 8, and 6...I am gonna have a lil girl in may. ↑ |
| Hey how are you taking care of your self ent71 ↑ |
| Hi Trinni, yes my emtf71@yahoo.com. you can e-mail me any time. I'll tell ya sometimes I think I need meds. But congrates on the baby girl. I have to much on my plate to have another and I wanted to have a least five but I'm exhausted after 3 so that's it for me. Hope to talk to ya soon. good luck with your son. hope everything works out. ↑ |
Hello Ladies,
I hear you. I think the hardest thing about having an ADHD child is that they are truly loving children. The only thing they really want is to have friends and be normal. Sometimes I think the hardest thing is they have an illness just like a diabetic or a child with asthma and no one would tell their kids not to play with them. The schools are nice and loving to these children. But with ours they set them up for failure. My son is 9 and made all A's on his report card. Which is an awesome accomplishement but he didn't make honor roll. Because as the teacher said his behaiver is not honorable. I asked her if he is talking back, being disrespectful... etc. Her response was he sits and does his work but he talks in the hall. I say that is so full of SHIT! Would a child who has a physical handicap be punished by getting a bad grade in P.E. and not make honor roll. I say no so why should my son be punished when two doctors have tested him and have diagnosed him with ADHD and Dysgraphia. I know schools are crowded and teachers have a lot on their plate but does my child not deserve a fair shot of succeding. On top of all that were having problems with him getting along with the neighborhood kids by the time he goes out to play the meds have ran out so where whining and fighting. It's hard to see the other kids laugh at your child. It's hard to see your child behaive this way. I just wish more people would understand that they just can't help it. ↑ |
| Hi chris, I would talk to the princiable about him not getting on the honor roll. He achieved good greats he should be awarded for his acomplishments . That is just not right I would defininly work on that But I would be nice about it and try to work it out but if they still don't agree I would get a note from the doctor to give to them explaining what adhd is . I know it is not easy and they should take your word for it. What they can't see physically as for a handi cap adhd in there eye's they see it as bad behavior. Because they can't see any thing on the outside which is wrong! Well needless to say your son did a great job and he worked very hard to get those grades I would be very upset too with the school . If the school dose not do any thing you should go to the newspaper put your son's picture in and say congrates to your son for getting straight A's. that way he can see what a good job he did. So ha ha to the school. ↑ |
| My son is the same way. Thank god I have family my son has to cousins that are boy's that he can play with and one of them has a older brother with adhd i get alot of help from my sisterin law she is great with my son and helping me to guide the way with my son . The one thing she has told me is you have to get all the information from schools on what they can do for a child with adhd because they won't come out and tell you. so far I got a great response he is now in a social class with adhd 1st grades their is a bout 12 of them. So he is with his own kind and they teach them how to think before they do impulssive things that might hurt someone. I hope to see that it helps but I know we have a long road ahead. My sister in law her boy is 17 adhd dose really well acadiemic wise but still impulsive. He is really a good kid she has her moments but what parent dosn't with a teenage kid. I just hope my son turns out like him. I give her a hat's off she has truly inspired me. That's why I could careless what other parents thinks of my son and lable him they can do what ever they want . I just know when it cames to my son watch out because I am example for my son to look up to so I have to be strong for him so he can grow up to be strong to. ↑ |
