attention defecit disorder

I'm new here and I have been struggling with my 5 year old since she was 1.5 yrs old. It started with tantrums so bad I dreaded grocery shopping days. It has now escalated to defiance so bad she looks at you and does exactly what you tell her not to right after you say it, even right after...

An update on my son R. J., who stayed with me a few days after an inpt stay& when I found out he was using money I gave him for porn vs. getting a job. He has moved out of state and is staying with his dad and his new wife. She is not happy about the arrangement and neither is R. J. " All I have...

last night the voices in my son's head told him to kill himself. he took a handful ? of aspirin and called 911. (he lives with his dad) the ambulance and police came. i spent all day sitting by his bedside, being there. he didn't talk much at all, he's a very quiet person. but when the nurse...

I posted on Friday about the hell were going through with our 11 year old daughter, I have spent years researching trying to find out why she is so different, she's angry, short tempered, unhappy and when she is happy she can't deal with her emotions and that usually turns into anger too! She's...

Life is long, life is not fair. The road sometimes has sunshine and clouds. Living with a son who has bipolar and multiple mental illness issues is never easy and always a challenge. We are going on 9 mos. now, with my 29 year old back home with us AGAIN! I have lost count how many times this...