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Hello everyone, I’m really loving all the thoughts and comments regarding meds, and teachers and school, etc.

I work in a high school and specifically with a student with ADHD, and I’ve never had such a rewarding and frustrating experience all at the same time as I do in this job!

I see myself as an advocate most of the time; teaching the student to advocate for himself (communicating how he’s feeling as a result of his meds, diet, etc to other teachers in the school) is a huge part of our day as, sadly, the conflict between teacher-of-busy-classroom and student and me is an ongoing battle. And I suspect it is in most schools. The reality of the busy, noisy classroom is difficult for even the staff to navigate in, let alone the frustrated student.

So I hear you!

Keep communicating with your schools, find poeple that will ‘go to bat’ for you and your child. When kids see that they are capable of expressing their feelings and letting others know what they need, then they start seeing the positive sides of themselves rather than living in that world of the ‘disruptive’ student who needs special ‘attention’ all the time.

I appreciate the last comment from: momlifelove

~Sometimes we need to be reminded that our kids are special and to look at the positives of adhd, creativity, outgoing, no fear, enthusiasm, spunk, hyper focus on interesting tasks, love life, ability to think outside the box and much much more!~

YES WE DO!!

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I’m thinking a ‘coach’ might be a good idea, if there’s one available in your school.

Teacher Assistants, Educational Associates; whatever you call them, are there to literally support and coach with stuff like this. My job as an EA in a high school is to help students with learning disabilities to succeed by teaching organization skills, giving the tools to get good at completing assignments, staying focussed, etc., etc. In my opinion, having an advocate or coach for the adhd student is almost as important as getting the right diet.

And sometimes it’s just not the same at home, as we might expect it to be; parents of teenagers know absolutely nothing … I know, I am one!

The adhd student needs to know they have someone on their side at school too!

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