Mothers with Attention Deficit Disorder?

Question

you hear all the time about children with the diesese
but i want to know if any of you mothers have some incoragement or ideas for me
a mother with A.D.D
how do you do it day to day....
what can i do to make everyones life better....
how do you deal with the critizum....

Answer 1

I am a mother of four who has ADHD and three of my children all have it . I have been only recently diagnosed with it . I chose to be formally diagnosed as I wanted to go back to school and had a fear of failure. I have now been put on Ritalin and like my son said when he went onto Concerta Thank God. What helped was scheduling every minute of my day and having a fantastic spouse who balanced me . He wakes me in the morning as I don't hear the alarm and lets me paint the whole house when I hyper focus. Use it to your advantage. But before you need to make any ones life better you need to congratulate yourself for what you have accomplished.

Answer 2

The same medications that can help children with ADD can also help adults. This needs to be evaluated by a doctor, perhaps a psychiatrist if your Primary Care Physician is not experienced with ADD. It's still a rather "new" diagnosis for adults, so you may need to pursue this with your doctor.

You may be able to find more info about Adult ADD at WebMD.com.