| Name: Stephanie Anderson | Date: Jul 9th, 2009 5:19 PM |
| Hi, I have a similar story of my own. My little girl who is now eight was diagnosed last year with adhd/innatentive type.Like you I didnt want to put her medication right away so tryed play therapy. She loved her counselor and it worked for a little while. As the school year went on she became very distracted. Homework took us two to three hours every evening. I couldnt imagine what she was going through if it was that hard on me how must it feel to her. I finely decided to talk with her docter. We put her on a low dose of focilinxr. It was unbelievable the change I seen in her. She actually told me herself "the medicine helps mommy". I knew I made the right decision. The dr told me that children her age are usually on 30-40mg. My little girl is on 10. I am so proud that we were able to get the exact help she needed. Home work is so much easier now. She has always been such a sweet little girl, now she is a sweet big girl that can tell me her needs. ↑ |
| Name: roza | Date: Aug 1st, 2009 5:22 AM |
my comment is that i dont want my son on meds and yes i know it would help, but thier are other ways. for
one ive started lettin lettin him decide things on his own, the main thing i did was to put him in sports and the results where good im happy i choose to take diffrent route cause i would've lost my son mentally ↑ |
| Name: tpsmom | Date: Aug 10th, 2009 12:47 AM |
| Well, we tried the Daytrana Patch with our son for 3 days in a row and not sure of some things. If anyone out there has used it with their children, did you find that once the patch is removed, there is an increse in hyper-activity for about an hour after removed? Also, anyone's child report a tingling sensation around their jaw line? We have two more weeks of testing this patch before school and/or uping dosage. I"m real interested in any experiences with Daytrana users. Thanks! ↑ |
| Name: deitra | Date: Nov 3rd, 2009 11:11 AM |
| HI! I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE INFO I CAN FIND ON INATTENTIVE AD/HD AND I AM CERTAIN THAT MY SON HAD THIS DISORDER. HE IS A VERY BRIGHT AND INTELLIGENT 14 YR OLD. AND WHEN I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE ON THE WEB SITE AT WWW.GOASKMOM.COM, IT WAS SAYING, IS THE YOUR KID ? WHO PUT THE KETCHUP IN THE MEDICINE CABINET? IS YOUR CHILD LABLED LAZY, UNMOTIVATED, SLACKER, A DAY DREAMER, HIS TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYS SAID HE JUST IN NOT WORKING TO HIS FULL POTENTIAL. I THOUGHT IT WAS LIKE A LIGHT WENT OFF OVER MY HEAD THIS IS MY SON. WE HAVE AN APPT WITH HIS DOCTOR IN TWO WEEKS AND I HOPE SHE FINDS THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR HIM. ANY COMMENTS OR INFO WOULD BE WELCOMED. ↑ |
| Name: Nicholas' mom | Date: Nov 6th, 2009 4:57 PM |
Hi Mike's mom,
I'm so glad I went to this site and was able to hear
Your story. I have a 9 year old who has ADHD
(inattentive type), too. He's been diagnose with it for
UA couple of weeks, now. He was seeing a counseler
For a year, before the official diagnosis, but she says she
Doesn't think there's much more her therapy could do, so
We're looking at meds now.
Nicholas' mom ↑ |
| Name: Ali | Date: Dec 9th, 2009 10:08 AM |
| I have a 12 year old girl with ADHD but she is more of the hyper/imppulsive type who has to have meds. I am now concerned about my younger daughter who is just 10 left handed and is completely the oppsite passive , must try harder in school not focusing in lessons worries of dyxlexia, reading age younger than hers, disorganised messy lazy. it is such a shame she is a lovely kid my fear is that she might also be suffering withAdhd but the innattentive type , I wouldnt put her on meds as she does not disrupt challenge or show extreme outbursts like her sister but she will need more behavioural guidance. and help with her education. ↑ |
| Name: Karen | Date: Jan 25th, 2010 5:48 PM |
I have a 7 year old boy who was diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive type last year. We have decided not to go the medication route at this time. We have a great relationship with the school (although implementing all of the accommodations still is a struggle). To supplement learning (as he misses so much during the school day) I tutor my son every night.
In addition, I have found that private Aikido lessons have helped him learn what it feels like to focus and has given us and the school some techniques to help him focus when he is distracted. It is no magic bullet, but it has definitely made a positive difference. ↑ |
| Name: Danny | Date: Mar 15th, 2010 1:45 AM |
| I have a girl friend with add hd and her 9 yr old with the same and my son who is skitzo@ ↑ |
| Name: Miriam | Date: Mar 25th, 2010 5:56 AM |
| This message is for Mikes Mom (who made the original post) - I was wondering how things were going now - positive results, side effects? (I have weight loss is a big issue?) ↑ |
| Name: Mother | Date: Mar 25th, 2010 6:38 PM |
| By no means am I an expert. My son is 8 years old and he was diagnosed withh ADD. He is not hyper just unfocused and figity. The school use to contact me everyday. My son would come home in tears saying that he trying his best. it was times I yelled him and punished him before I finally accepted it. We must remember Know one can deal with are kids like we can. The school feels as though its the end of the world and want to push the meds. I tried putting my son on adderal for a month. He would have mental breakdowns when the Meds whore off. When I took him off he went through withdraw. I end up having to switch his class. The teacher had a child with adhd so it worked out. I also had an intervention team( school psychiatrist, consouler, teacher and parents. They worked with me because they new I was concerned. He also seen the counselor every week with other add students to play games to help them control there impulses a little better. I just moved to NC from Ohio tomorrow is his first intervention team meeting. Im nervouse hope this goes well. Patience, prayer, understanding will get us through ↑ |
| Name: Lynn | Date: Jun 7th, 2010 5:07 AM |
| I have a daughter with ADD and a son with ADHD. My daughter got diagnosed at 16 and my son was diagnosed at 9. My son was first put on Ritalin, which made him mature late and stunted his growth. He didn't gain weight right and was very skinny. We switched him to Stratara when he was 14 and he finally started growing. The Stratara also worked a lot better, and he was able to fucus and get good grades. The meds they are put on depends on the doctor. The doctor dictates what he/she thinks will work best for the child. My deaughter is on Concerta, and is doing wonderful. Meds done cure the child or solve the problem, they just help them to focus. The child has to constantly work on their innattentiveness.Do your homework and get your son a good therapist. Therapy deffinately helps ↑ |
| Name: Cameille | Date: Jul 4th, 2010 11:45 PM |
Our son was diagnosed with ADHD Inattentive Type in kindergarten. We knew something was not quite right and school was a punishment to him. After working closely with our Principal, Teachers and Doctors we were able to give our son many tools to help him during school and improve his confidence. We also went through 3 years of "trial and error" on drugs before finding one that produced maximum benefits with little to no side effects in Focalin. Our son went from not wanting to go to school to being a straight "A" student by the 3rd quarter of 2nd grade and being in the gifted student program by the end of 3rd grade.
One of the biggest issues we still face is that he reads very slowly. While neither my husband or I find this to be a bad thing, my son is convinced that he is not as smart as the other kids because he reads slowly. With the help of his teachers and reading interventionists, we have started a process of building his confidence through positive behavioral modifications. We also look for books slightly above his reading level but based on subjects he finds interesting. Our biggest breakthrough was at the end of 3rd grade when we introduced him to the Percy Jackson series. We were surprised at how much he began reading!
We are now entering the 6th grade and are a little apprehensive about the changes in middle school. If anyone has some good tips, we'd love to hear them! ↑ |
| Name: Christina | Date: Oct 15th, 2010 6:32 AM |
| Why did you cry I don't understand that my child has the same problem and when i found out what was going on with her I was relieved cause now I can find something to help her the not know ing was more upsetting than any thing I think every thing is going to be ok now good luck to you ↑ |
| Name: colleen | Date: Nov 11th, 2010 7:38 PM |
| If you don't medicate, these kids develop all kinds of stress-related disorders. Depression, OCD, sensitivity issues etc. Unfortunately, my daughter was not diagnosed until she was 16. By that time, she had depression, social issues and was withdrawn. She has a high IQ so she was able to compensate for so long, we did not realize she had ADD inattentive type until she basically "hit the wall". She was so burnt out and depressed from all the effort she made to keep up. We just started meds yesterday. I did not believe in meds before and thought we could deal with these things with positive reinforocement, etc. It does not work on a lot of the ADD kids. If you don't medicate, you might want to homeschool. I wish i did. I'm not that patient though:) Good luck. ↑ |
| Name: Janie Vescovo | Date: Nov 11th, 2010 10:59 PM |
| We use vitamins! With great success!! Magnesium, Zinc, b6, c and e. You can read about our son at www.ontasknaturally.com. Good luck! ↑ |
| Name: Salsapsychrn | Date: Dec 17th, 2010 4:27 PM |
Hello. I've been doing some research on the ADHD topic, specifically "Inattentive type", for the lady couple of days, when I came across this site. I recently had an awakening, or epiphany, and I now believe I have this, and have struggled with this the majority of my life. I am now 34 years old, and work as a Registered Nurse, ironically, in a residential psychiatric facility, with kids and teens. I have been an RN since 1996, the majority working with the adult population. I recently relocated to South Carolina, obtained this new job, so working with kids and teens is fairly new for me. I work night shifts, so most nights have down time to really read their charts. The majority of them gave ADHD, along with other issues, and are on allot of the meds stated in other posts here. My own epiphany happened, when I was looking up further info on ADHD diagnosis. I never realized there were "subtypes", Inattentive being one of them.
As a school aged child, I remember I suffered from the inability to focus, and pay attention. I was always layed back, pretty quiet, easygoing, and rarely disruptive. I still remember my report card forever saying "She is a great child to have in class, but she needs to PAY ATTENTION/FOLLOW DIRECTIONS/WORK HARDER....is a "daydreamer"..etc. I was held back in the 1st grade, from what my mother recalls as "being too young/immature", at the time. It's difficult to recall specifics now that I am older!..(haha!), but I do remember this always affecting me. I graduated from high school, not with any "honors", but always enough to get me by, usually by the skin of my teeth! I married, now have 2 children of my own, and returned to school for Nursing, as an adult student. I must say, that I have learned to deal with my inattentive shortcomings, but realize that it still affects me now til this day. I live a disorganized, mostly flighty, spontaneous life. I like the spontaneity!, but my struggles with inattention are....struggles. I've always noticed, that I do not do well with details, or new things to learn. These cause me anxiety, mostly internalized. Even when I hear some directions, or a detailed conversation, I tune most of it out. Even when I know that I need to pay close attention to important information, my attempts to focus and gather information in my own head, is non effective. I even feel that me TRYING to pay attention more, internally, I think me TRYING to pay attention, causes internal anxiety, and the info is lost or not processed in my own head? I have learned to deal somewhat better throughout my later years, to write things down. That tends to help at times, but how difficult
It still is for me, to still pay attention enough to jot down information that was quickly said to me! For example, being at work, the phone rings, and I'm writing down a message. I try super hard to write down everything, to realize that when I hang up, the message is unorganized, and I even have to process my own writing, to the point if sometimes having to rewrite it, to understand it myself?! One positive thing I believe, is that I've grown to be very thorough in my work :-), so much so, that many people feel it can be overboard. Haha! I guess that is a coping mechanism? What I can't stand, is that I tend to be highly scattered. How many times can I misplace my pen at work, when I am the only person at the Nurses station!? Allot of the time, I find myself engaged in a task, and then will go to something else, to then have a momentary lapse in forgetfulness! It's like I blank out..."What was I just doing"? moment. Researching and reading more about ADHD, has made me more interested, and now I am curious to really seek help myself. Would I benefit from medication myself? I don't know what is the best solution, but I believe for all the Mothers out there, as worrisome as it is, you can only try. I honestly am wary of the whole meds thing, and am unsettled with the fact that so many children appear to be "medicated" this day and age. Do your research, talk to others, get second opinions, whatever you have to. I know I going to! ↑ |
| Name: Katherine | Date: Feb 2nd, 2011 1:22 AM |
I am not sure if his age permits but you make talk to your doctor about wellbutrin. It's second line treatment that can be very effective for ADHD PI. I have seen adults with all types of ADHD. Several that I know have done very well with this.
Assisting him with sleep patterns, eating choices, and regular excersice are very effective helps for most, all three types, and with your help can become life long management tools for your son.
Structure and consistency and understanding how to break down tasks that are difficult to him into pieces that are manageable are invaluable aids.
Learn all that you can about it. Look for current up to date information and guidelines. Barkley, Amen, and Ari Tuckman are names to look for.
If you go the medication route, which as it has for many, may really enhance his focusing abilities, remember that generally it is a trial. It's luck to hit just the right one on the first try.
Lastly, remember that how you cope and advocate for him means the difference between regular failure and living below his potential. Imagine if your brain worked like that. Do what you would do to help yourself live at the level of functioning that you would want.
I lived 32 years before a diagnosis. I wish I had known what I know now a long time ago. I wish my parents had known.
Your son is lucky to know now and to have parents who are aware, care about him, can help him avoid the big pitfalls, and help him find his strengths. Good luck. ↑ |
| Name: Kelly | Date: Feb 4th, 2011 10:04 PM |
| Not sure when this was posted I don't see a date so this cuold be really late. We did Neurofeedback with my son! I has made an amazing difference with school life. We are still jumping some hurdles at home andhave to pay very close attention to the amount of sleep that he gets. In fact we have a new rule in our house that we just do not do anything sunday night through thurday night. it is our family time at home! ↑ |
| Name: Harveys Mum | Date: Feb 8th, 2011 10:39 PM |
Hi Mikes Mum, if it helps any I know exactly how you feel. My son is almost 9 and after many years of different doctors/phsyciatrists etc he was diagnosed a few months ago.
He has Melatonin for night times, which helps him get off to sleep, however he doesnt sleep all night still.
I have only been given Medikinet to try so far for daytime, I was like you, I cried for weeks before deciding to try it, if just to give him a chance like other children who dont have these issues,unfortunately,this didnt work as it seemed to enhance all the behaviour issues he suffers with. They want to try something different however Im struggling to make a decision. After talking with numerous friends and /medical people, I feel I should, to benifit Harvey but its a difficult decision for any mother to make. He has tried behavour therapy, unfortunately that didnt work. He is also left handed(Im not sure if this goes hand in hand, please excuse the pun - non intended) I have had all the 'hes just a hyper naughty boy' for years from other mothers teachers etc, however I always new he was different from him being a toddler. Not sure if this helps any, I will keep you up to date with how the meds go. Your not alone x ↑ |
| Name: Amanda | Date: Feb 20th, 2011 5:37 AM |
| My son is 10 years old, we have been concerned since second grade when he went from gifted grades to a constant struggle just to make consistant grades. Reading grades really dropped. We got the same diagnosis earlier this month. We have tried all the behavior modifications before actually seeking testing. We will try meds after we meet with his doctor later this week. I will let you know the results. Hang in there. I don't know you but I am praying for your son. I know exactly what you are going through. My son is so compassionate and smart. I do know that God would not give them this much potential just to be unused. ↑ |
| Name: Carmen | Date: Jul 28th, 2011 3:54 PM |
| I would have a ppt meeting 1st. with your school staff(teacher, principle, school phycologist) make sure your school offers special education. Find out what support is available and medication should be the last option. ↑ |
| Name: SuzMarie | Date: Sep 4th, 2012 6:45 AM |
I am an adult but psychiatrist believes, as do I, that I have the inattentive type as well. I meet the criteria for the inattentive type. Physician prescribed Ritalin and all I did was sleep.
Now I am on adderall (sp) and still having to sleep too much. I was also slow to learn and left handed (still). The prescriptions are stimulants and doctor can't understand why I am sleeping so much. I had lots of problems in high school, not understanding the information, not have a homework routine and therefore barely got out of h.s. I flew as a flight attendant. Had to go through extensive emergency trng during the training program which I did without little effort. Others were sent home because they couldn't pass this section. In retrospect, maybe it is because I was interested in the topic. In school that children attend they are faced with subjects that they may not be interested in or the teachers do not engage or excite the students with the subject matter. Of course, I learned to read but could never stick to a book. True even to this day. I much prefer a film on a topic than any book. I love to see the colors and the characters not imagine them. I flew for many years. Then I retired early. I obtained my BA degree. Was a 4.0 student because I could select topics of my choosing under the required categories. I obtained a position with the communications dept at Stanford University while earning the BA degree in sociology. Not everyone can do both at the same time successfully. I still say it was subject matter of interest and excellent professors. I moved to a different position after 4 years at Stanford and worked on my masters degree in clinical psychology while doing so. I completed the masters program and was a mental health clinician for 9 years.
Learning wasn't easy but in my adult years I did not struggle as I did in school aged years.
There is hope. I have been called a late bloomer. Since I have been taking care of my mother with Alzheimers the adhd inattentive type has really come to the forefront. It could be that I am just over loaded with tasks that I just don't know how or where to begin. Don't give up hope. Your child will succeed and flourish. I treated one child in therapy that had been diagnosed with adhd by a psychiatrist and the elementary school. None of his symptoms were present when we were in session. Could it be how we present ourselves to the child? This child was a wonderful attentive (not hyperactive) kid that followed instructions....My description of my history is only to let you know your chlld will be ok. I am very personable and friendly. I have volunteered in a number of capacities therefore contributing to society. I have had 3 wonderful careers and memories. I value people that listen. I am happy with the simple things in life. Your child will be fine. If the medication appears to help allow him to use it so he can succeed in school and not struggle like I did at school age. Good luck to you. ↑ |
| Name: Don't know what todo | Date: Oct 13th, 2012 6:58 PM |
| Hi my son is 6 and has recently been put on an ibp as he has I inattentive behaviour...he struggles to follow instructions straight away..can't sit still, fidgets, not listening, cant concentrate for lomg periods, easily distracted.Teachers say he is a very bright child but they are at a loss.. He is the same at home and lashes out too...any ideas is this Add? Anyone have similar situations? Do I need to go to my gp? X ↑ |
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