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Hi K, Daddyrocks wife. I went back to the Unritalin site and looked around it some more. I have found that the best weapon to combat ADHD is education. The Unritalin site had a lot of articles and links. It seemed to contain a bit of everything about ADHD from the well established facts to the bizarre.
After a couple of years of personal research, I have developed a mental filter of sorts to sort out, hopefully, the good information from the bad. Part of the problem is that since ADHD has only recently begun to be understood, there is still a lot of myth and well intentioned, but bad information floating around, even among the “professionals.” Which is why you may have been through all the medications, counselors, and doctors with little results. Its difficult to find the magic combination of the right medication and the correct dosage that will work.
The members of the site understand your frustrations. There are thousands of us here that have been through it. You must feel that at times you are not only doing everything, but doing it while carrying your husband and two daughters on your back. It will get better, but it may get worse before it does so.
I get a sense that your doctors and counselors are not as informed about ADHD as you need. Next to finding some which specialize in ADHD, I suggest that you look at the books offered in this sites store. We all have ADD here so I doubt that anyone has really read any of them cover to cover, much less remembered what we read, but “Experts we trust recommend them” and Rick has a good nose for sniffing out experts.
Strategies are not like easily adopted bad habits. You can’t do the once and expect them to stick. Agree on those you think will help, and stay on top of your family until they get ingrained with their behavior.
Well, I’m starting to lose my focus here, but wanted to say that we’re not trying to be dismissive or offensive here in our responses, though they at times come across that way. There are many “cures” offered and we don’t like to see people being preyed upon. That includes some of the ads for ADHD herbs, brain training, etc. you see pop up on your screen courtesy of “AdChoices.” These are not sanctioned or recommended by the site.
It’s good to have you as members.
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