curious about the breakdown between introverts and extroverts who swim, and what they swim. are distance folks more inclined to be introverted, and sprinters, the opposite?
Actually ADHD inattentive is under diagnosed because these are the sweet dreamy kids who behave and disappear. Meds would help her(and actually anyone who takes them ADHD or not, our drug is caffeine), but she does not want them, so has to figure out other coping methods. It has not been easy.
As far as 30 years ago, they were there, just put in the cloak room for misbehaving and expelled for their wild behaviour. They are the adults, who if they survived problems with addictions because they felt they were always bad, have trouble with organization and completing projects. We all know these people, and shake our heads at them.
Also, in this journey with my daughter I have asked the question of is this forever? I was surprised at the answer. Her doctor says 1/3 completely outgrow it, 1/3 it becomes less severe, and 1/3 never outgrow it and continue to have issues.
And while I do think that ADHD and LD(which she also has) is real, I know that there is an intolerence to high energy kids and the need to calm them down with meds, when they really are not necessary.
I have sympathy for the teachers though. One thing we have worked to do is get my daughter to the front of the classroom, because the disruption is so great, she could not hear, and could not pay attention when stuck in the back. So the teachers are put in a really bad spot with having to teach in an enviroment where the misbehaviour is quite bad. 30 years ago we did not have this in our classrooms.
Actually ADHD inattentive is under diagnosed because these are the sweet dreamy kids who behave and disappear. Meds would help her(and actually anyone who takes them ADHD or not, our drug is caffeine), but she does not want them, so has to figure out other coping methods. It has not been easy.
As far as 30 years ago, they were there, just put in the cloak room for misbehaving and expelled for their wild behaviour. They are the adults, who if they survived problems with addictions because they felt they were always bad, have trouble with organization and completing projects. We all know these people, and shake our heads at them.
Also, in this journey with my daughter I have asked the question of is this forever? I was surprised at the answer. Her doctor says 1/3 completely outgrow it, 1/3 it becomes less severe, and 1/3 never outgrow it and continue to have issues.
And while I do think that ADHD and LD(which she also has) is real, I know that there is an intolerence to high energy kids and the need to calm them down with meds, when they really are not necessary.
I have sympathy for the teachers though. One thing we have worked to do is get my daughter to the front of the classroom, because the disruption is so great, she could not hear, and could not pay attention when stuck in the back. So the teachers are put in a really bad spot with having to teach in an enviroment where the misbehaviour is quite bad. 30 years ago we did not have this in our classrooms.
