Dealing with an ADHD Child
Out looking the up bringing of a disabled child and the difficulty it may be.
I was 23 years old when I had my first child, I was so excited but scared, I was living a wild life and being pregnant was not going to stop me from doing the crazy things. Now my son is 8 years old and because of the life I lived he is ADHD and some people may feel that the way I lived didn’t have anything to do with his disability and being ADHD is not serious but being an 8 year old it can be a serious matter because they are not aware of what they do and how they do it that is why it is really important to think about what you do before you do it because raising a ADHD child is a job of its own. I don’t regret one day of it because I love him so much. He was diagnosed 4 years ago and the medication he’s on which I wish I can avoid, For about a couple of years he has been on Daytrana Patches and not only do it calm him down but they also help him to focus at school, He has a had hard times in school before he began to wear the patch and when he was diagnosed it bothered me because it kept me under pressure which I am still under. Being a single parent of a disabled child is very difficult and I learning to deal with it because I have to.
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PghPrincess | Jan 17, 2009 | Reply
First of all.. I too have a child with ADHD, but it IS NOT a disability.. yes they say it is, but it is simply a disorder, a behavioural disorder, they think on impluse, over react, are driven by a motor, and don’t really listen because although they hear you, they dont have the concentration level to really put a grasp on what you are saying… personally I don’t agree with your publication.. I dont agree with you calling itg a disability, your child is not blind, nor deaf, nor handicapped.. he simply has a learning disorder. he can still play sports, make friends, go out, and lead a normal life.. so please whatever you do, do not refer to your childs disorder as a disability.
please read some of the articles i have written maybe they can give you a little piece of mind that you are not alone in this
My child is 4 about to be 5 in March, and i have an almost 2yr old. So I have my hands full. My daughter is picking up on all of my sons wrong impulsive behavior. so not only do i have to deal with the pressures, and stress of having a 4 yr old with ADHD but i have to teach a 1 year old right from wrong, good from bad, and what to do and not do to. I am not a single parent, but my husband works nights, so i am with my kids all day and all night by myself. I know it is hard. But hand in there. Dont let your child be a victim of his disorder.. take control of it, dont let it get the best of him nor you.. it is treatable, it is livable, and it is NOT a disability..
Tina | May 14, 2009 | Reply
At least you live in developed nation so that you son can go to school think of children with ADHD in developing world with no hope. I hope this would give you endurance to what women in developing world are facing due to desperate situation to our children with autism.