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Attention Deficit Disorder
a parents thoughts.michaelPTSD
The story of DutchPTSDSuicide
Those I have lost to Painsuicide|
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| Michael's Battle with A.D.D. |  |
| A.K.A. the Beavis Syndrom |
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| "Michael the Loving One" |
| Michael, Michael, Michael, I called this section the loving one, because I think that we as parents really do not have the devil spawn on our hands. What we have in most cases, are the most loveable children that you could ever meet. MIchael has been known to win over the hearts of the most hardened person. He loves new people, it's not surprising to hear him asking a grandmother 6 that we just meet in the store, if she wants to come over for the night. Michael wears his heart on his sleeve. I think the kindness in Michael is what makes it so hard to understand A.D.D. Sound familiar? However, it only takes a quick spark of energy and the flash fire of craziness is ablaze. |
| "Michael the Freak" |
| What Did You Do That For? In a blink of an eye, that loveable child has turned into a "Pit Bull on crack". Here are some examples of the other side of Michael. 1. Stomping off into room, and slamming door. 2. Destroying same room. 3. Franticly running through the house and screaming. 4. Constant noise, ie. humming, talking, singing, yelling. 5. Physicaly trying to hurt other children-frustration. 6. Never staying on one project. 7. The only quiet time is when he is asleep, and even then he talks in his sleep. Any of this sound familiar? I could produce a whole web site just on Michael's actions, but let's no bash the little tyke to much. We'll save that for the battle plan. |
| "The Battle Plans" |
| I Think He's Getting Better. Okay, here's where we talk about failure. Failure in ourselves as parents? Failure by our children because of there actions? No, I'm talking about the battle plans we try as parents that don't work. Here are some of the things that didn't work for Michael. 1. Yelling at him-yea right, like that ever worked on a child. 2. Spanking-when it was over, he just destroyed something else. 3. Hugging-he always thought it was wrestle time. 4. Rewards for being good-lasted about 1 month. 5. Time outs in corner-always found a way to make it a game. 6. 1-2-3-Magic-Pleeeease. Again, these are just a few examples. The one plan that worked for Michael was Ritalin. We tried time and time again before it resorted to using Ritalin. However, it seems to be the only thing that keeps Michael's A.D.D. in check. Please keep in mind, Michael's case is only 1 out of many. Ritalin is not the solution for all children with A.D.D. I have provided some links below to organizations that may help you with your loveable one. E-mail me if you want to share your battle plans. |
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