Note: Ann K. Dolin, M.Ed. has been kind enough to do several guest posts for ADD Moms and ADD Student. Since ADD Moms tend to have ADD kids, I thought they would be appropriate on both sites.
Michael is a freckle-faced fourth grader always on the move. He loves to read, write and do well in class, so his mom was surprised when Michael’s teacher reported that he was not handing in his daily homework. She certainly checked every night to make sure it was done.
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Med Free with ADD Program
One of the most common questions I get is about managing ADHD without medication.
For some, it’s being afraid to put themselves or their child on stimulants. For others, it may be a matter of insurance or finding a doctor to prescribe it. And for still others, it may be just a desire to use natural methods in all that they do.
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The following is an excerpt from my Med Free with ADD program.
Thom Hartmann is the author of several books about ADHD, notably “ADD: A Different Perception”. He first became interested in the subject when his son was diagnosed.
He disliked telling his son that he had a “deficit” and a “disorder” because he knew that he was a bright, intelligent boy who was being made to feel inadequate because of this thing called ADHD, and he hated all the negative connotations associated with it.
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If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you probably know that I suffer from depression. Depression is one of the things that may accompany ADHD. You see, ADHD never travels alone; it always brings something else along with it. Anxiety, depression, and learning disabilities are just a few.
I really believe that medication can go a long way in treating depression, and that often you need therapy as well. I don’t think it’s possible to truly treat depression otherwise.
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This past holiday weekend my daughter Sarah and her boyfriend (I’ll call him Josh) visited from Michigan.
At some point during the weekend, the conversation turned to Sarah’s housekeeping skills, or rather her challenges when it comes to housekeeping.
Dirty dishes were mentioned. Apparently it bothers Josh when there are dishes left in the sink. They have a dishwasher so it’s just a matter of loading them into the machine. Josh couldn’t understand what was so difficult about doing this.
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