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Hi, My husband and I are in the process of adopting 10yr old twin boys from fostercare. They have lived with us so far for 7mths and 1 is a terror and the other one is ok with constant structure. J is very defiant & does not want to do homework or pay attention in school. We stay up all hours...

I've only recently learned about executive functions. Just started reading a few short articles. Does anyone know of some good online articles regarding executive functions? Thanks.

for both kids. He thinks Anxiety still for daughter and showing some signs of Aspergers (but he cant say on the diagnose because she did get worse at her new school so he knows something is wrong but not sure. He mainly asked her about depression and friends, how her school work is, etc. Asked...

Well, my difficult child is at it again. She is hitting other students (lashing out when angry/frustrated) and her teacher. I can't seem to get a straight answer regarding whether or not this is actually "normal" behavior for her diagnosis. (By normal I mean that it is somewhere on the spectrum of behavior even...

My 9 year old is on a waiting list for psychiatric help. He's working with our local family center and Sick Kid's Toronto (Dr. J). He was diagnosis'ed with ADHD\Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) in early childhood years and Dr. J is now saying there is more than that, learning disabled (hard wired due to being 3 months premature)...

My two daughters (now 12 and 15) and I moved in and blended families with my boyfriend (now finacee) and his two sons (now 12 and 17) three years ago. His 17 year old son has been diagnosed with learning disabilities (ADD) since a young age and more recently Depression. Things are getting...

Hi, I'm new to this. I found this site yesterday and was excited to find this because I have felt so alone. To tell you a little about my family. I'm a 29 yr old mom of 5. One of my children has been diagnosed with ADHD. He is 8 yr old. I have tried 5 diffrent kinds of medication, but the medication.s...

Ok, I read they can have anxiety and have issues with peers esp as you all said. My daughter will make a promise and the next day when the time comes cancel it( well, even when it had to do with us on Christmas bahumbug) . So this girl is a lot like her but she has health issues and hasnt...

My 2nd son has some severe impulse control issues and I do not know what is causing it, or how to help. He has never been abused, never been exposed to drugs, alcohol, or any other addictive substances. I have 4 children and I am pregnant with our 5th. He is the kind of child who needs...

Just curious if anyone has ever been given a diagnosis of ADHD to find out later it is really sensory processing disorder (SPD)? I have been reading about Sensory Processing Disorder and how many of the symptoms are the same as ADHD. It's amazing actually. I also wonder if stimulants for ADHD can make sensory processing disorder (SPD) symptoms worse...

Hi forum users, My name is Joy Landwehr and I am a doctoral student at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. As a licensed social worker, I am interested in studying the everyday experiences of children with ADD/ADHD and their parents; of particular interest is how youth with...

Do you have that expression in the US? Means a situation where there are some good things, some bad things. Life, in other words... So the not-so-good thing is that I have decided to take J out of the school from today. Just as well because when I arrived this morning they told me that they...

My thirteen year old has learning disabilities...most notably an auditory processing disorder. She has always told me she can't pay attention. Everyone said "no" to ADHD. Ok, now she asked me again to test her for it because she has so much trouble paying attention. She also is very disorganized...

Hello everyone, I'm new to posting, but have been reading this forum for 5 years. I know, what took me so long? o_O This site has been so helpful to me the past few years. It's given me a lot of ideas and a place to feel like part of a community, even though I've just been reading your...

I just joined this site today and after reading all the comments, I am so glad it's not just my son with these issues. He has always been very argumentative, especially when he doesn't get his way, will be very persistent until you do give in, and disrupts the entire family. We too have tried...

As I've said before, J is just not ready for or interested in reading. Is this because of a learning disability or just because he isn't ready? He doesn't know all the alphabet - knows about a dozen letters, at most - and is jut very resistant to working on them at home. I've tried choosing a...

I think I want to live in a bubble! easy child is just so dang negative I have a hard time biting my tongue and not telling her to get over herself. So here are her complaints for the day. 1. Everyone is skinny 2. Everyone wears bracelets that say "I Love God" 3. They are all homophobes 4. All the...

What a morning...again. But instead of being able to carry him and finish dressing him in the car- he's slamming doors screaming bloody murder cuz my daughter and dad left for school. It seems as if no matter what time he gets up ( even if he had a bath night before) he quits getting ready and...

I haven't posted here in a while. We took my son to the cardiologist just to make sure he could take an adhd medication called procentra. My son is 11 totally non verbal autistic. The dr. said it was ok for him to take the medication. We started out at 2mls in the am and 2mls after lunch. This medication did...

So.... I've posted on here before about my youngest son, who was eventually diagnosed with ADHD, depression and anxiety disorder, with a note to monitor for autism (also struggles with speech and social situations, repetitive behavior, etc). Things are actually going pretty good with him. He is...