Name: cheryl Title: ADHD/Puberty

Has anyone seen a dramatic change either good or bad, when their ADHD child hit puberty?  ?

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Name: Will my child outgrow ADHD? • Date: 05/30/2006 08:19:33

Will my child outgrow ADHD?
We used to think children would "grow out" of ADHD. We now know that is not true for most children. Children with ADHD often get better as they grow older and learn to adjust to their problems. Hyperactivity usually stops in the late teenage years. But about half of children with ADHD continue to be easily distracted, with mood swings, hot tempers and an inability to complete tasks. Children with loving, supportive parents who work together with school staff, mental health workers and their doctor have the best chance of becoming well-adjusted adults.
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Name: Shauna • Date: 05/30/2006 12:29:02

My little sister is 12 this year and she has only gotten worse with her ADHD. She very moody, she won't listen or focus on anything, and she is just getting worse. She thinks no one can tell her what to do and she forgets what she's supposed to be doing before she even starts her tasks.  =

Name: kevin 14 yrs old and has adhd • Date: 06/21/2006 17:16:57

yes i know a dramatic change when ur 14 and have adhd u feel less hyper and more tiered... oh yeah u cant sleep i went to bed at 4:00 in the morning last night...when will my dad get that sleeping medication?  =

Name: kevin 14yrs old wit adhd • Date: 06/21/2006 17:18:22

this is from a guy so i dont know wat i said would go for girls  =

Name: Trevor • Date: 07/01/2006 21:54:28

my child has had a fairly bad change. He was meaner, and he wasnt patient at all. Once he got through puberty, he acted like he used to. He was nice and he was very patient. It is just weird. : )  =

Name: Layne • Date: 07/01/2006 23:45:34

how do your kids act with there peeres? My son is 11 and he is so impressed with older boys at the pool this summer. id say they are 8th and 9th graders. still inmature. But we hate it my husband and i go to the pool in the evenings we whitness these boys. they are rude and not good influences. now we are all worried michael will chose this crowd. like we are getting a look at whats to come. i dont know how we'll make it through.  =

Name: Layne • Date: 07/02/2006 13:18:30

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Name: Bear • Date: 07/18/2006 01:24:38

To Layne - Id be a bit careful with older kids. Im an adult with ADHD, and when I was 8 I made friends with a bunch of older kids, boys around 13. Since I had no other friends I did whatever they wanted, specially if it seemed cool. This was stuff like breaking into peoples houses and shoplifting and drinking. That got me into lots and lots of trouble. Of course my new "friends" didnt really care, so long as I kept doing stuff for them.  =

Name: Layne • Date: 07/18/2006 14:06:52

Bear- Well I think we got our first taste of whats to come. Our son got caught steeling money at the pool. Then 3 days later ourdaughter got caught doing the same. Lets just say its been a real great week. Of corse we did the speech on trust and how none of the parents wont want there kids around ours now. Grounded them both and michael has to do some community service. it isnt on his record or anything but we live in a very small town and the cop thought it was a good idea. This was just fine with us. I know he is very humiliated but as you all know being impalsive gose along with adhd. Im really having a hard time trusting now. He hasnt ask to go back to the pool. Its been 2 days since the grounding ended. I think he's avoiding it now. Do you think we should only take him when we go along He's 11 and will go into the 6th grade.
P.S. This is in noway making small of what they have done. But there is a real problem at the pool and all kids stealing. The cop got called twice to the pool while he was at our home tlking about Michael. and he said he is really busy with the pool this year,with problems there.  =

Name: Bear • Date: 07/19/2006 21:01:40

At least he got caught. I think If I had been caught quickly and punished I migth have actually stopped stealing and stuff. But it was hard for the police, because I lived in a small costal town near a bigger town. My town didnt have a full-time police officer in the winter, and it had lots of vacant houses.
Community service is a good idea, but be careful if its something that really bores him or that he absolutely hates. When that happened to me, I got very resentful and went out of my way to make more trouble.  =

Name: Layne • Date: 07/20/2006 15:48:58

That is so true and we are so greatful he did get caught. Thankyou for pointing that out sometime we only see the shame instead of the lesson.  =

Name: walruswoman • Date: 08/04/2006 08:36:42

Yes. I have a 12 yr old son with ADD. He is starting to realize that there are other people with needs besides him. Note that I did say starting. I think he still has alot to figure out but he is definitely changing for the better.  =

Name: amanda.slominski • Date: 08/22/2006 09:50:05

i noticed that once i hit puberty my medications took a turn for the worst so my parents completely took me off of all meds. for four years i was fine until i hit college and my adhd was extremely noticeable. i believe that because i was "pampered" in the school system, the teachers didnt really see that i needed to learn how to deal with my adhd rather than ignore it. because of my need to doodle and concentrate on one thing to remember the slides my professor was showing i lost a letter grade! i dont think that it is fair. she said that all i was doing was scribbling and looking at other things rather than paying attention but my grades werent bad. some just dont understand that inorder to accomplish one task i must do another....sorry a little off the subject but just had to let it out.  =

Name: bombdigityprincess • Date: 09/08/2006 13:14:36

i have 3 boys a 16 13 and 11 years old my 11 year old has adhd odd he will be 12 in 2 months he did take ritalin twice a day it was not workin he is going thru puberty but i know he doesnt understand yes we have had talks and he takes showers alot during the day my son is in 6th grade but has a end of 1st beginning 2nd grade level he could be the sweetest boy hugs and saids i love you all the time when he does something hes not suppose to do it doesnt bother him whatever the outcome would be. when things dont go his way he gets angry and mean he goes to therapy i dont see any change hes been thru phsycologist and psychiatrist all he wants to go is to play their games. he hits and throws things puts holes in the wall and i try to hold him down he fights me all the way thru i just dont want him to hurt himself he saids things like i hate you he is now taking concerta and he still gets angry but like always after we talk and he settles down hes like saying i love you and hugs but my thing is i really dont think he understands what hes even goin through i am a understanding patient mom but i need help how to help my son understand what hes doin to everyone i have tried so many different things
also just to let you know i dont have the same issues with my other 2 boys and they do try to help their little brother. i could go on and on but if anybody has any ideas i would greatly appreciate it.  =

Name: Mona Lisa • Date: 07/07/2007 18:46:41

Shauna Can it be her going into the hormons that takes away her for brain as the sience tells us and that she is trying to get a bit groing up and that this is not ADHD??  =

Name: Mona Lisa • Date: 07/07/2007 18:48:36

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Name: Mona Lisa • Date: 07/07/2007 18:51:50

Will my child outgrow ADHD

Now never but it will be so much better becauce he or she will learn to live whit it and learn how to act  =

Name: Mona Lisa • Date: 07/07/2007 18:54:27

Shauna !
I forgot to tell you that this happens whit the brain for every teenager and not only for them that has the handicap we are talking about  =

Name: Mona Lisa • Date: 07/07/2007 19:09:14

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Name: LIsa • Date: 07/21/2007 17:24:09

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Name: Michelle • Date: 08/10/2007 16:40:00

Hi, I am 27 and have a 9 yr old with ADHD. Over the past two months a lot has happend in our family, we have moved house, my father has been diagnosed with cancer which can not be cured and my husbands grandparents died suddenly about 3 weeks apart.

Justly lately we found that Melissa had not been taking her evening medication. She takes her methylphenidate in the morning, then another tab for tea and then at around 6pm her medication to aid her sleep. We found some medication behind her bed that she has obviously just not swallowed. I'm quiet frankly shocked as I didnt think that she was that kind of child. She has been extremly mischevious, and constantly hard work, whilst my 5 yr old who hasnt got adhd is striving. It's getting too much now. Do you think all the events that have happened have anything to do with it or could this be the start of puberty???

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Name: Michelle • Date: 08/28/2007 13:45:53

I have a 13 y/o son with adhd and aspergers, I see a dramatic change in him-for the worse- since puberty started. He does not listen at all, treats me and others with disrepect, is impatient with EVERYONE, I agree with Shaunas comment that he feels no one can tell him what to do,and he also forgets what he is supposed to be doing. Also he is on alot of Meds and they do not seem to be doing their job anymore. Sorry I can not give you good news. I sure hope this puberty thing is over soon.  =

Name: princessmo • Date: 12/07/2007 10:15:55

My son is going to be twelve son and he is on Adderall XR - It seems as if he is going through puberty and he has changed for the worse. I am not sure if this is normal for kids with ADHD to act this way during puberty but this change for the worse is driving me crazy since I don't know what to do or how to help. Can someone tell me what is going on?  =

Name: fve • Date: 12/29/2007 12:44:31

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Name: Ella • Date: 01/03/2008 21:58:48

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Name: Perry 11 • Date: 01/19/2008 01:27:51

Im 11 going on 12 and im bipoler and i went through every thing horbile cuse iv been goin throught puberty for bought 4 months and i like to help dont do a thing my parents didnt belive i was bipoler and it was easy for me to figure out my own thing that made me happy and thats to help good luck and god bless  =

Name: jennifer Zoschak • Date: 03/29/2008 00:35:49

Hi Cheryl, I m a TSS worker(theraputic staff support) I have a client with asperger and adhd. Recently his mother and I noticed a huge regression with following through with tasks and remembering what he was told to do. He had made to much progress and now we seem to be losing. He has a twin broher, who is severly autistic and he is starting puberty. So we were thingking maybe my client is also starting puberty and maybe all the hormones are triggering is ADHD to spiral downward. I would love to hear your opinion.  =

Name: Can my 15 year old son still g • Date: 04/04/2008 20:41:36

he is 15 and a half 4foot 4 100 pounds and has hit puburty at 15 can he still be 6 foot  =

Name: BETTY • Date: 04/25/2008 23:43:55

MY SON IS 22 JUST DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD. IT DEFINITELY ESCALATED AT PUBERTY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SCIENTIFIC, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE OBSERVED.  =

Name: kat • Date: 05/03/2008 08:44:51

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