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ADHD and school aged children
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on Sep 17, 2011 (Read 28001 times | Comments: 43)
My daughter has just started her 1st grade year. Last year she was given the diagnosis of ADHD. They gave her medicine and have been monitoring her. Her teachers saw a significant improvement. Now that she has started the new year, she still has the same two teachers from last year, but nothing seems to work medication wise. They had changed her over the summer due to me noticing the hyper activity. She has been getting note sent home from school and she just started yett and new medicine. I have just recently started sending her to a specialist for behavior modification. Does any one have any suggestions on how I might me able to help her in school with being extremely hyper active. Or maybe someone has gone through this as well and could share their story.
CarlysMommy
CarlysMommy
on Dec 29, 2011 Quote  »     Reply  »

I have a 5 year old daughter in kindergarten and we think she has ADHD. At parent/teacher conferences her teacher told us that at the beginning of the year she thought she could work with our daughter and get her to follow the rules and learn the routines but now it's to the point where she thinks there's more to it. We took her to our family doctor and she said that she thinks our daughter has ADHD and she prescribed Adderall. We tried it for two days and her reaction to it was terrible. I could literally see her face change as the medication worked it's way into her system. She got very quiet and would not talk to us at all and she also had terrible tantrums. We're used to the tantrums, but this was way beyond her normal tantrums. She was finally back to herself about 8-9 hours after taking the pill. The two days that she was on Adderall were two days of hell for us. We called the doctor's office to let them know what happened and then our doctor prescribed Zoloft.
CarlysMommy
CarlysMommy
on Dec 29, 2011 Quote  »     Reply  »

My daughter was on Zoloft for 4 weeks and we saw no change, good or bad. I called the doctor's office to ask what we needed to do next and she said to stop taking the Zoloft and get our daughter to a psychiatrist right away. She also went ahead and prescribed Ritalin and said that we could try that (we haven't yet) but that we still needed to take our daughter to a psychiatrist. Although our doc said that we may have to try several different meds she has backed off and doesn't feel comfortable treating our daughter for this anymore due to the reaction she had to Adderall. I've checked with our insurance company and there are no child psychiatrists anywhere near where we live. Our doctor suggested that we make an appt. with a child psychiatrist at a hospital almost 3 hours away from where we live. I just can't take that time off of work right now to be going back and forth for appointments and I feel so hopeless and frustrated because I don't know where to turn.
ksmith
ksmith
on Jan 08, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

I agree with the post about too much electronic time, especially for young kids. My son has ADHD also. It is very important for him to get lots of fresh air, exercise, eat nutritious meals and get enough sleep. A lot of the time, the meds interfere with the kids having an appetite and wanting to eat. I always let him have a bed time snack, at which time his meds have worn off. If he doesn't get a good nights sleep, he will be more hyper and unfocused the next day. Diet, exercise and sleep help him a lot!
gabjen2g
gabjen2g
on Jan 10, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

i just read your post. my daughter was diagnosed with ADHD at the same age. My daughter was on a stimulant drug which i didnt like because it made her very quiet and she lost her appetite. She was, however, able to concentrate and she wasnt hyper. My daughter was on different stimulant medications for six years when Intunivir was available, my daughter was on that for about a year until she couldnt handle her throat being dry all the time. her blood pressure became low and she would fall asleep in school. My daughter is presently not on any medication her grades arent that great but she isnt hyper anymore. What im doing now is hiring a tutor to help her with homework and im looking for natural ways to help her
szyhmkr
szyhmkr
on Jan 11, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

My daughter was on Vyvanse and outgrew her dose three times while on the medicine. The psychiatrist put her on Seroquel because of a large weight loss. The Seroquel didn't help, and I was very concerned. She was a good eater, and while on the meds didn't want anything... Now we have moved and a new physician has put her on "the patch" which is Datrana. So far so good. She has only been on it about 20 days, but her appetite is good and she can focus much longer. Don't give up. There are many things to try. I was lucky that the first two meds we tried worked fairly well. I don't prefer Vyvanse. It had too many side effects. But the Dateana patch is great!
cyberrat
cyberrat
on Jan 11, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

she could be reacting to natural sugars in food, when my son was in school he had a classmate that had to cut out even corn due to the sugar content was making him extremely hyper. Watch to see if she gets worse when she eats certain foods.
helenallredlpc
helenallredlpc
on Apr 26, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

One additional potential issue to think about. Sometimes children can be on the radar of adults. Find out via a note from each teacher at least 3 times a week what the problem areas were and where the child did well. Both of these factors are important to tackling behavioral issues. Many kids with ADHD have a high average to above average IQ. See if behaviors are a problem in certain parts of the day as well as during certain subjects of their day.
Chelle4
Chelle4
on Apr 27, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

Hi, I must say that I have three boys that is ADHD, and when they was in elementary school, it was easy working with the teachers to send home daily reports, I even had some help me with a 504 plan and a IEP plan which helps make goals and help them with testing (MAP). As the parent it is hard to help our children in school. I must say now that my boys are in middle school, I really don't have much help from the teachers. My boys has been on alot of different medications, but I have figured out through the yrs. that when you are continuely changing meds, that it is harder for the new meds to work, due to the old meds are still in their system, thats why sometimes it seems like the new meds isn't working. Just stay on a steady routine with them, that is the main thing. And yes as the retired teacher stated above, reward her as much as she can. Its not easy having a child with ADHD. But hang in there and keep your head up.
AlainaB
AlainaB
on Apr 29, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

Hi, I too have a child with ADHD. He is 8 years old. We are still in the process of trying to find a medication that will work for him. We had found one recently that worked for about 2 months, but unfortunately it just recently stopped. It is definately a trial and error thing that apparently takes a lot time and a lot of patience! I have noticed that using a chart for things like daily routine, behaviors and chores helps; it allows him to see what he is supposed to do, has done and still needs to do. Using rewards for positive behavior has also helped. I try to limit the amount of sugar and dyes in his diet, and have been told to not let him eat an excess of foods like pasta and others that are high in natural sugar. Plenty of physical activity is a given, especially when he gets homes from school. Thank goodness he has a wonderful and understanding teacher that has given us her support and offered ideas and advice. It is definately a challenge having a child with ADHD!
wmcguire
wmcguire
on Apr 29, 2012 Quote  »     Reply  »

I have two ADHD children. We have gone through a variety of medications, from Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Vyvance, etc. Currently, my daughter, who is 14, is taking Focalin and that seems to work well with her most of the time. One thing that I did several years ago was to cut out nitrates from our diet as much as possible. Nitrates are found in preserved meat like bologna, hot dogs, pepperoni, etc. Also cut out a lot of prepared drinks, like the Koolade ones. I let her drink fruit juices but mostly we drink water and milk. Removing the nitrates from our diet seemed to allow the ADHD meds to work better on her. Contrary to what some doctors have said, we have found that a little caffiene (iced tea - one glass) helps her settle when she gets home from school and has had a hard day.
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