I think my daughter is ADD?

Question

My daughter is in a Multi-senceory class and I afraid she might be ADD. We go over thing all the time but she just doesn't get it. I don't really know anything about it. We are taking her to a Neurodevelopmental Doctor.
Does anyone have any advice about what I should look for and if she is what kind of treatments are good.

Answer 1

I think you need to discuss this with the neurodevelopment doctor. I cannot evaluate your daughter without speaking with her and neither can anyone else on here. If she has ADD it is workable and often takes simple dietary changes to make things better. I would only use medication as a VERY last resort.

Answer 2

The medical community is diverse enough that you need to look into other things.
Many MDs believe ADD and ADHD are the result of poor or insufficient discipline. (Discipline!, not punishment.)
You don't say how old your daughter is. Before putting her on meds (which school districts LOVE to promote so they get more State Aid!) look into some alternatives.

My son was labeled ADD by the school district. When he was young, board games (any games) involving memory and concentration helped develop focus and follow-through. When he got a little older, we supplied magazine subscriptions to publications that covered topics that naturally held his interest. He'd read them cover-to-cover three times or more, even the ads!

In 5th grade alone, his reading and comprehension skills rose 3 grade levels! He's 33 now, graduated from college in three years, and is a great Dad to his 5 children!

Answer 3

Well I have ADD too and all it is when you day dream a lot or thing catches you attention and throw you off task. Mine is not bad I learned how to control my ADD with out taking medication. But if your noticing your daughter is not really paying attention to you while your trying to help her with your school work and if it seems like her mind is drifting off a lot you should take her to the doctor. She may need medication to control it. Some people ADD is worse then others.

Answer 4

You didn't say how old she is, but study skills take some time to develop. Try changing her diet for a week or two, and eliminate sugar and replace it with fruit and healthy snacks. Give her more iron and whole grains. Please don't jump to a conclusion like ADD. When you medicate a child, you alter their personality.

And if anyone wants to argue with me on this point, you'd better be loaded for bear.

Answer 5

Please try to forgo meds if at all possible. "Some" children can adjust without meds. Simply adjusting her diet can help allot. Also omega 3's are great too. Ask your Dr. (the neuro) about alternative methods. Just because she doesn't get something doesn't mean she's add. Not at all. Don't stress about it, there's lots of help for you and her. I have a link her for you to visit: go to the alternative treatment area and just read.
http://www.adhdnews.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=16

Final note: Neuro doctors are exactly who 'can' dx her if she is add. Wish choice there.

Answer 6

just be careful sometimes ADD and autism can be mistaken for each other, i have had the problem as my partner has Aspergers syndrom, best to see the doctor who will be able to tell you better than anything else, i think sometimes it's hard to tell if its a diet that causes the problem of ADD, hope you get the help you need

good luck

Answer 7

I had ADHD since I was in 5th grade... Ritalin worked
but so did nomedications and sending me to a military-type attitude reforming boarding school

good solid dicipline works best...I don't believe in ADD or ADHD, just overly active kids


f.y.i. you're daughter can't be ADD (like in ur question) she can HAVE it, but she can't BE it

Answer 8

You know these kids: the ones who can’t sit still, the ones who never seem to listen, who don’t follow instructions no matter how clearly you present them, who blurt out inappropriate comments at inappropriate times. There’s at least one in every classroom, and that one may be yours, because attention deficit disorder (ADD) affects people across the spectrum of race, class, gender, and age.

Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder (ADD/ADHD) is a neurological condition that makes it difficult for people to inhibit their spontaneous responses—responses that can involve movement, speech, and attentiveness. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that between 3 and 5 percent of children in the United States have ADHD. This means that in a classroom of 25 to 30 children, at least one is likely to have ADHD.
Types of ADD/ADHD

There are three subtypes of ADD/ADHD:

* Predominantly inattentive
* Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
* Combined: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive

That means children with ADD/ADHD don’t all have the same problems. Some are hyperactive, while others sit quietly (with their attention miles away). Some put too much focus on a task and have trouble shifting it to something else. Others are only mildly inattentive but overly impulsive. Still others have significant problems in all three areas.
Signs and symptoms of ADD/ADHD in children

Now and again, every child is absent-minded, restless, or impulsive. These symptoms point to ADD/ADHD when they’re the rule and not the exception.
Symptoms of inattention

It isn’t that children with ADD/ADHD can’t pay attention: When they’re doing things they enjoy or hearing about topics in which they’re interested, they have no trouble focusing and staying on task. (The hard part may be pulling them away to the next activity.) But if a child with ADD isn’t viscerally engaged by an activity, the attention of that child will quickly seek out a different activity or something else to think about.
Some symptoms of the inattentive type of ADD are:

* being easily distracted from a task, lesson, or conversation
* difficulty keeping the mind on any one thing
* getting bored with a task before it’s completed
* skipping over details
* making careless mistakes
* difficulty listening when directly addressed
* difficulty following instructions or finishing tasks
* disorganization and forgetfulness

Children with ADD often bounce from task to task without completing any of them, or skipping necessary steps in procedures. They often have difficulty learning new material. Organizing their schoolwork and their time is harder for them than it is for most children.
Symptoms of hyperactivity/impulsivity

Youngsters with hyperactive or impulsive symptoms of ADHD seem to be always in motion. Sitting still can be very difficult for them. They may try to do several things at once, bouncing around from one activity to the next.

Children experiencing the hyperactive/impulsive form of ADHD may:

* fidget and squirm or have trouble staying seated at all
* move around constantly, often running or climbing inappropriately
* have difficulty with quiet, sedentary activities
* talk excessively
* blurt out answers before questions are completed
* speak tactlessly or inappropriately
* exhibit difficulty waiting
* interrupt or intrude on others

Because we expect very young children to be easily distractable and hyperactive, it’s the impulsive behaviors — the dangerous climb, the blurted insult — that often stand out in preschoolers with ADD/ADHD. By age four or five, though, most children have learned how to pay attention to others, to sit quietly when instructed to, and not to say everything that pops into their heads. So by the time children reach school age, those with ADD/ADHD stand out in all three behaviors: inattentiveness, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.


treatments: usually medicine , speak with your doctor though he/she can prescribe the best possible treatment for your daughter.

Answer 9

dont worry about it?
THINGS HAPPEN.
your just being over protected.
& shes not going to want you posting questions about herself on the internet.

Answer 10

I have ADHD Get her on some concerta . alza 36