Thank you

Posted By: Mom of ADHD son on 2006-04-15
In Reply to: ADHD is real! sm - Deb

Thank you! I, too, have a son with ADHD and it is VERY, VERY real. He, after many years of not being on medication and doing very poorly in school, is now also an A- to B-student and doing very well.

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My 4 yo is having trouble. - Lynn
- Experience with this one.. - ADHD stepparent
- She is a four year old. That's all. - Cheryl
- A good place to get reasonable, objective info regarding ADHD is CHADD - MT2RN
- heres a hug :) - sm
  - I think it all got started back in the 60s... - SM
    - THANK YOU! for posting that re HEAD START - MT2
- See a pediatrician. Ask around for a good one if you don't already have one. sm - AzMT
- NO NO NO! Do NOT let them - OP
  - Sheesh. Don't know why I signed "OP" - Not the OP of this thread! Just another mom! nm
- I would not read too much into it - Kris
- Stay strong!! - Lady Red
- Okay, so... - Lynn
  - Good for you.. Don't let anybody label your little one. She will be fine. - Just give her time and let her be 4. NM
- Loooooong reply....... - Anita
- Our stories sound so similiar...listen to this - wimt
  - Sounds familiar. I have a friend with a son who is now - SM
- Try a Waldorf school? (sm) - Yuki
- Although I'm sure there are legitimate cases of ADHD and autism out there, - sm
  - I'm in nursing school and doing a paper on ADHD...here's what I found...what an eyeopener... - MT2RN
    - Then we have a problem in THIS country because... - SM
      - do not find the same stats in medical journals...sm - MT2RN
    - Thank you sincerely for your post. - OP - Lynn
- Don't worry - Mom, too
  - I feel sorry for kids now.. They're 4 and being labeled because they - arn't up to snuff on their academics. Whooey.
- ADHD is bull. Just maybe try to spend some time - sm
  - *ADD is bull* ?? Read inside....sm - 10 top advantages in having ADD w/techol
  - you're wrong, I type for an MD w/ADHD...nm - or ADD and he's got it BAD!!!
  - Frankly, if you are an educator, I'm am surprised at your response... - MT2RN
  - There are at least three objective tests now to show ADHD objectively...sm - Moma
  - ADHD is real! sm - Deb
    - Thank you - Mom of ADHD son
    - Definitely real. Anyone who believes it isn't can borrow my ADHD kid for a while. - Seeing is believing.
      - lol agree!!!! - hmm
- Different Grandkids - Ellen S.
- Here is your big HUG!! sm - Mommy of 2 teens
  - Yes... Each child learns on a different day in a different way. - No Msg
- Can you take her out of preschool this year SM - different levels of readiness
- That's ridiculous - nuther mom
- Just thought I would point out - sm
- Each kid is different - Had smiliar experience
  - Gawd, I'm so sick of schools trying label every other kid - with a disease. Good for you Mom!
- Ugh.... Please don't fall for .... - SM
  - A good article to read... - SM
- Lots of help on line - Info

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