Thanks for your imput. We have since had him meet with a psychologist who did the rating scales. His teacher was hesitant to rate him and rated him as mild, which is really strange based on all of her notes in my child's agenda book and the email ...
Sounds like you are on the right track. Editorial---whether families choose to use medication, theary, biofeedback ot yoga the main benefit of a diagnosis it that it opens a dialog between parent and child, parent and sis, parent and school. The c...
Nope, I didn't see it, so I looked it up now. Here's a link to the article in the Washington Post, and here's one MD's opinion and analysis of the actual study.
I don't know what to think about the study or the articles, but I do know that kids I...
Thanks! We are not so interested in meds for our son at this point. We are more interested in trying interventions first and making sure that the school follows through with this. Hopefully this will help him with paying attention and focusing. Si...
I saw in the paper this week a new study that said the drugs alone don't seem to make a different after two years--did you see it? Therapy was a big part of a successful regime. I can't find the online reference.
Medical diagnosis not being left to the school. Great point Nancy! I think you're right on.
Additionally, Jasmine, be sure your physician understands how ADD/HD and giftedness can coincide and that we don't want to take the gifted excitement for ...
Kevin, I think you linked back to this discussion???
Jasmine, I am by no means an expert but have opinions after teaching gifted kids for 25 years. The main question you need to ask yourself is 'are my son's behaviors interfering with him working...
I am in Georgia. I finally had to "pop in" on the principal to get a response. This was after four inquiries with no response. The school has started my son on tier two, which will give some modifications. Because he is extremely bright and scores...