Share experiences about ADHD and special educational needs children.?

Question

I have a 5 year old that is very defiant in Kindergarten, things keep getting worse, he is very aggressive. This didnt happen all of a sudden, he went to a special preschool because of theese problems, but at the end of last year he had made great improvements. Now we are back at square one.

Answer 1

Go back to the preschool teacher and find out what interventions they were implementing with your son. Discuss matters with your pediatrician. Conference with your son's teacher and principal. Then request (in writing) that an MFE or multi-factorial assessment be administered by his school. I would send this certified return receipt...and be sure the head of Special Education in your school district receives a copy.

All of these things will help you decide whether the fish (your boy) requires intervention / treatment OR the water (his environment) needs altering to meet your son's educational needs. Chances are it'll be a little bit of both.

You are his best advocate. Hang in there & good luck.

Answer 2

You started this with what sounded like a rhetorical question: Share experiences? Therefore, it sounds like you only want responses from people who have had such experiences, and not someone looking at the question from a more objective point of view. If that's the case, this answer won't suit you.

ADHD and those other "attention deficit" abbreviations are very over-used these days. Many times children are labeled when it's the teacher's problem, not the kid's. So you need to take a look at what the teacher really knows about educating kids who get bored easily. Sometimes it's no deficit on the kid's part, it's a surplus of intelligence, which means they get the answer to the question long before the other kids, and get bored waiting for Johnny to stutter out "See Spot run" while your kid already read to the end of the book, and there's not a single interesting thing in it.

Your kid may need a school or program for gifted children. I had my experiences long before the modern psychological diagnoses were invented. I was called "restless" and my parents were told I "whispered too much." Ninety percent of the time, my whisper was about how bored I was.

Answer 3

It is important to advise his teachers of his condition (hyperactivity). You must learn how to be patient with him because understanding should first come from his own family. Spanking and yelling will not work on him. I have a son with the same condition and I educated his brother about ADHD for him to understand his behavior. My son is now in grade 1 and I decided to enroll him in a regular school. I believe exposing him to children of the same behavior patterns will only make him worse. He might think all children behave that way. He is doing great in school..His teachers tell me he seems not to listen in class (he never looks at his teachers during class dicussions) but he always gives the right answers. I understand your pain, I've been there..and I tell you, it will be better.

Answer 4

I have a daughter that has ADHD and she had OCD oppositional deffiant disorder when she was little and she hated atthority in any form. She was a real terror. She is 11 now and a little better, but she is on medication (Concerta). But as the teen years get closer, I feel that we are really in for it when the hormones kick in. All I can tell you is good luck and just keep trying to do the best you can.

Answer 5

have a look at this website www.fedup.com.au it's all about how diet can effect childrens learning and behaviour. Preservatives, additives, colours, flavours and natural food chemicals can effect children in various ways. I've tried this and it works, but you have to be serious. Only cutting out a few things won't really help. You have to go back to square one until behaviour is better then introduce foods as challenges. Don't drug your child.

Answer 6

hi,
i also have a five year old who is very hyper, and she gets distracted alot. i wonder if she is AHDD.
She was going to Rehab for speech and other things.
Her speech has improved alot since she was little.
She had rehab since she was a baby..
I am not sure if i will put her on meds to help her focus or relax more.
I also heard to not give her any thing like with red in it, like Big Red or red soda, or red juice, it makes her hyper.
I also try to not give her too much sugar, and sodas..
She does better once she can get out all that engery she has..

Answer 7

i have a 9 yo who is this way.....have you had your child tested for any learning delays?my daughter has had anger issues since she was 1 and we have found out its because she is delayed and gets frustrated with herself. therefore taking it out on other people. i have recently begun sitting with her at night with a note book and having her list something that made her angry during that day and then we talk about how to fix it...