Last time I mentioned how important I think it is for parents to teach their ADD/ADHD children to stand up for their rights, especially when it comes to Attention Deficit Disorder. I think most parents, whether they have kids with ADD or not, have experienced times when they’ve had to step in and make sure [...]
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Well, maybe “abandonment“ is too strong a word. Maybe “disengagement” is better, or “detachment“. What I’m trying to say is, have you stopped being involved in your ADD kid’s school life? It’s OK to admit it. I’ve been guilty of it myself. We (as parents of ADD/ADHD kids) have probably all have done it at [...]
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Did you ever see that commercial - I don’t remember what it was for - but in it, this mom has a heavy metal band in her son’s room, and she gets them to start playing to wake the kid up? That commercial always cracked me up because I could totally relate - getting my [...]
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ADD/ADHD and school. That just about sums it up, doesn’t it? It seems to me that a huge portion of the anger, frustration, humiliation, and just general bad feelings those of us with ADD (or ADD kids) experience can be tied directly to school and school performance (or lack thereof). It makes sense, I suppose, [...]
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I’ve had the privilege over the years to meet a great many people with Attention Deficit Disorder, many of them young people still in school. These kids (they’re kids to me if they are 12 or 21) are often having a hard time with school, and with maintaining any sense of self-worth. I have a [...]
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