Total Frustration
My SD9 is impulsive, distractible, and manipulative. She has been on ADHD meds for a couple of weeks and I can already tell it needs to be adjusted. She lies to get her way and when she's in trouble she responds with I love you to either me or her BF. She plays around at school and stays up until 10:00 doing homework because of it. I've incorporated a reward system to give her an incentive to do better and it doesn't seem to be working. I'm scared what this child will be like when she's a teenager. My DH is open to my suggestions and is supportive. The problem is her grandma is quite enabling and her BM doesn't pay attention because she is ADHD herself... I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle!
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She just started medication
She just started medication and at her last doctor appointment he upped it because he started her in the lowest dosage. She is taking Vyanese (that might be misspelled) it's a medication that wears off while she is sleeping. We are hoping to see an improvement with an increase in meds. She begins her homework around 4:00 and most of the time she isn't through until bedtime. We did find out that the teacher isn't answering her questions because she thinks my SD is only asking questions for attention. I can see where she would think that because I've seen her need to be in the spot light a lot. She gets plenty of attention at home and we even have family meetings to discuss concerns and praises. Im a teacher myself so a lot of what I do is because of my experience with kids with ADD/ADHD. However throw that in with being in a parental role and it becomes frustrating.
Good post. Changes in diet
Good post. Changes in diet and routine can help tremendously. However, BM needs to be on board with that, too.
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