MY 7 YR. OLD SON IS OUT OF CONTROL. HE HAS BEEN ON MEDICATION SINCE HE WAS 18 MONTHS OLD BELIEVE IT OR NOT. HE CANT SIT STILL FOR LONGER THAN....I'D SAY ABOUT 1 SECOND. HE IS CONSTANTLY ON THE GO-GO-GO. HE DOESNT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO THINK BEFORE HE ACTS. WHEN HE GETS UPSET, HE GOES INTO A SHUT DOWN MODE WHERE HE STARTS HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE WALL AND KICKING AND SCREAMING. HE TRIES TO HURT HIMSELF AND OTHERS. HE IS FAR BEHIND IN SCHOOL BECAUSE OF HIS BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS. WHAT'S WEIRD IS THAT HE DOESNT DO IT AROUND ME. HE IS VERY HYPER AND HIGH STRUNG, BUT HE ABSOLUTLY WILL NOT TRY TO HURT HIMSELF OR ANYONE ELSE IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE PRE SCHOOL, HIS TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME CRAZY THINGS HE DOES, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT. I TOTALLY KNOW ITS TRUE, BUT ITS JUST WEIRD.
HE TAKES MEDICATION, BUT IT DOESNT WORK. I MEAN, IT DOES TAKE THE EDGE OFF....A VERY LITTLE. BUT I BELIEVE HE HAS SOME OTHER PROBLEM, NOT ADD/ADHD. WHAT DO I DO? I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS ITS ADD. I AM HIS MOM, AND I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT IT IS SOMETHING BESIDES ADD/ADHD. HYPER IS ONE THING, CRAZY IS ANOTHER. DONT GET ME WRONG, CRAZY ISNT A BAD THING....I JUST NEED TO GET HIM THE PROPER HELP. WHAT DO I DO?????????? ↓
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