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Re: How not to be the Mean Girl to a mean child - update #24, fr
ustrating update #40
By: Lula Date: March 16, 2019, 11:18 am
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There's predominantly hyperactive ADHD and predominantly
inattentive ADHD (the latter formerly termed "ADD" before the
two diagnoses were redefined as subtypes of one). Angry
outbursts have a stronger correlation with ADHD-PI.
#Post#: 27716--------------------------------------------------
Re: How not to be the Mean Girl to a mean child - update #24, fr
ustrating update #40
By: wonderfullyanonymous Date: March 16, 2019, 6:03 pm
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My youngest was diagnosed ADHD. He thankfully, never had any
anger issues, however, sugar was a trigger for his over the top
squirrelliness. His pediatrician told us sugar would not do
that, what do I know, I'm only the child's mother, and have seen
what sugar would do to him. When he was at my house, his sugar
was very limited. I could tell if he had a frosted dessert. On
his worst day, he would get a warning to settle down. If he
didn't, I would make him run around the block. The run did help
a little with the hyperactivity, but he disliked doing it so
much, it taught him how to control himself.
A friend of mine had a daughter with ADHD. She was a little
bouncy, but she didn't want to medicate her. At school, instead
of sitting, she would stand by her desk. She was never a
distraction to the other students. A teacher, I want to say 3rd
grade, decided that her standing was distracting the students. I
told her mother, that the teacher constantly telling her to sit
down was the distraction, as the kids were used to her standing,
and it wasn't bothering the students.
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Re: How not to be the Mean Girl to a mean child - update #24, fr
ustrating update #40
By: Winterlight Date: March 16, 2019, 11:38 pm
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[quote author=Jem link=topic=846.msg27632#msg27632
date=1552593627]
The idea behind a diagnosis, as I understand it, is to help the
person overcome whatever issues they have. Not to provide them
with an excuse to behave badly.
[/quote]
A comm I'm on likes to say, "A Dx is not a license to @$$hole."
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Re: How not to be the Mean Girl to a mean child - update #24, fr
ustrating update #40
By: bopper Date: March 19, 2019, 10:35 am
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In an afterschool activity, the leaders should be able to work
with ADHD kids and redirect, refocus, etc. but not spend all of
their time protecting other kids from violence.
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Re: How not to be the Mean Girl to a mean child - update #24, fr
ustrating update #40
By: TootsNYC Date: March 19, 2019, 8:14 pm
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[quote author=Pandorica link=topic=846.msg27706#msg27706
date=1552751496]
My ADHD son did have anger issues, but as he's matured, things
have gotten better -- but we've also been working with him, as
did the school.
[/quote]
also--how much of that anger is coming from his natural,
expected frustration with his ADHD, and how much is a genuine
anger issue? As he's gotten better at handling his ADHD, I bet
that's added to his ability to control his anger.
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