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| Need some advice; ADHD and education | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 26 2009, 01:15:21 AM (87 Views) | |
| Dolly the Dolphin | Jun 26 2009, 01:15:21 AM Post #1 |
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As some of you may know my youngest who is now 7 was diagnosed as having ADHD and mild autism last year. We thought that he had improved and when he started his new school his class teacher found no real dramas with him. We have him on a dairy free diet as he becomes a lot more hyper active after having dairy products. He takes soya instead and is not on medication. However since the whit holidays his behaviour both at home and at school has become shocking. His teacher now is barely able to cope with him and he has become such a distraction to the other children i think she is on the verge of suspending him. Im at my wits end and just dont know which way to turn. Just lately he has stolen my jewellery(cheap stuff) and given it to girls in school . I got it all back thankfully. He runs away from when going to and from school(near busy roads) After locking him in the house with me and the other boys so he could not escape after being grounded while i was doing house work, he climbed out the living room window. The school asked me to get him referred though the GP to the child mental health team, which i have done. Just waiting for a response from them. Im so scared that with his behaviour getting worse that he may end up having to take medication, resulting in him failing on health grounds to get to Australia. Sorry for the long post. Can any one advise me on what i can do to try and get my little boy back, as at the moment the school and the rest of the family cant stand him and his behaviour. Mandy |
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| Hevs | Jun 26 2009, 09:14:42 AM Post #2 |
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It seems to come and go sometimes. Try Eye-Q fish oil tabs by a company called eqasien (or something like that!) they have a very high dose of a certain TYPE of oil that can help... :hugs: |
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Jun 26 2009, 10:12:08 AM Post #3 |
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:hug: cant offer anything to help, but hope things calm down with him soon :yes: |
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Jun 27 2009, 09:01:01 AM Post #4 |
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Are you sure that he would fail on medical grounds for taking ADD medication? There are many medications that don't register on the report. I would get advice before ruling out the meds. Anything can set off a bad spell but getting back on track is hard as he has so little control over the behaviour himself. I have been on a number of training courses for teaching kids with various issues including ADD and if meds are needed then they are needed (or at least that is the current belief). Much of the worst behaviour can be dealt with in school by working with him when he is at his best and allowing some time to relax when he is less able to concentrate on work Giving him a quiet place where he can sit and listen to music or play computer games may be an option or even having him at shcool part time for a while. Changes in routine are a real problem and has he taken onboard the fact that you might now be moving to Australia after he had started to settle here? Although he might want to go to Aus the potential for it all to go wrong in his mind will be huge after what happened last time you lived overseas. Hopefully a Dr or a Psych will be able to go through this with him and help him to come to terms with what has sent him off at the deep end. If it is psychological then they should be able to work through it but be prepared that he may need meds if this is down to a physical change (boys have testosterone surges around 7 years old) although he may not need them long term. I will check out what info that I have and email you. Keep strong your wonderful little boy is there he is just being hidden by this behaviour. Nicky |
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Jun 27 2009, 12:18:27 PM Post #5 |
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I'm not a great advocate of the meds for ADHD/ADD I'm afraid (know someone whose son doesn't need to take them but she still gives them to him and has even taken them herself to help her concentrate !) and there are a few other things that can work .... the fish oil Hevs mentioned worked well for N but they are pricey, coffee is supposed to work and I have found that any period of TV or computer (games or otherwise) makes her ADD worse so N is limited to how long she can spend doing any of these things |
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| Dolly the Dolphin | Jun 29 2009, 12:31:05 AM Post #6 |
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Thanks for the advice, ive tried fish oils before but they made him hyper really badly, mind you he was only a toddler then. Might give them another try during the summer hols, that way if he does get hyper the schools wont be affected. We have another meeting with the school after school has finished tomoorow. Im not looking forward to it, as my older 2 boys seem to think the teacher is picking on the youngest for the slightest thing. My son hasn't got a statement of educational need so i might suggest if they have more support for him there might me less of a problem. Providing my OH gets sponsored by the oz army we have been told that our son can have a medical waiver, i shall be confirming that when we have the interviews with the oz army next month. Any info you can send Nicky would be great, as i feel a bit like im working in the dark in trying to help him. Mandy |
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Jun 29 2009, 08:00:25 PM Post #7 |
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I will check out what I can and PM or email you directly. Getting a statement of educational needs is a must so good luck with that. I am working towards getting a similar thing for Joseph at the moment and it is so important to help the school do the best for him. Good luck and I will be in touch soon. Nicky |
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| Dolly the Dolphin | Jul 1 2009, 09:43:05 PM Post #8 |
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The meeting went ok i suppose. We cant get a statement of educational need as he has to have been in the school for over a year. However we now have a support worker who works with him on Friday afternoon in school, she will help steer his behaviour in the right direction and work on his low self esteem. She also will be supporting me and during term time will meet me on a fortnightly basis. He has been given a behaviour contract, which has listed the behaviour the school expects from him and the consequences for bad behaviour. WE all had to sign to it, including my son The past 2 days he has been much better behaved, whether the shock of what could happen to him has helped him to think about his actions im not sure. Well best get back to studying catch up soon Mandy |
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Jul 1 2009, 11:14:26 PM Post #9 |
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Poor little guy. A lad who used to be at school with Heather was a nightmare with ADHD, he went on the Ritalin and was a joy, lovely kid. However if he ever forgot his meds he went wild but was soooo upset doing it, he knew what he was doing was wrong and used to ask why we all liked him when he was so horrible but he just couldn't help it. I hope your son doesn't feel like that. Don't know why but apples used to affect him badly, unfortunately he loved them. |
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