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Inattentive ADHD

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amother

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Sun, Jul 21 2024, 2:32 am

Does anyone have a school aged child with inattentive ADHD?

What can you tell me about treatment options?

amother

Impatiens

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 2:35 am

amother OP wrote:

Does anyone have a school aged child with inattentive ADHD?

What can you tell me about treatment options?

Dunno if this helps but:
I myself have inattentive adhd.

I did medication.

I also make sure to have various things to fidget with when I need to focus on something important.

amother

Charcoal ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 3:40 am

DD 6.
She turns 7 in a month.
She has been on Ritalin since last Pesach.
Very low dose. 10.mg LA (very low dose and slow release type)
Neurologist had prescribed 20 (his starting dose, but we ready saw a different at 10 when we trained her into taking it so he changed prescription)

Seen such an amazing change in her.
We didn't tell her teacher about her diagnosis or that she started taking it as we wanted to see if it effected her. Within 2 weeks the teacher called to say what the issue was that she sent us to check out has completely cleared and she's doing so well concentrating and finishing all the worksheets, she doesn't need to stay down a year.

It meant she wasn't kept down a class and she was near the top of her class this year, it would have been terrible if we wouldn't have given it her and would have kept her down.

It was the best decision we have made. I wish I was given it in school....

amother

Iris

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 4:42 am

Hidden thyroid issues can mimic inattentive adhd

The book finally focused has a really helpful protocol

Homeopathy helped us a lot. Also taking dc off gluten-- it was causing major brain fog

melbee

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 8:14 am

Our son takes Focalin, he started on a low dose but it's increased a bit as he ages. Still pretty low though. When he got older he needed an afternoon booster. Started when he was 6, he's 13 now. BH his self confidence and schoolwork improved almost immediately. When he started the meds, he was in remedial Hebrew and getting extra help in English. Started his meds in Dec, by February he was caught up in Hebrew and by June when school ended he didn't need to be pulled out of English any more either!

When I asked him at 6 if he could tell a difference (the first day he took his meds) he said "Mommy, usually my brain has a giant microphone shouting ideas and I can't pay attention, I have to do them all! Now, it's like I can still hear the microphone, but it's behind a wall so I can choose to listen or not".

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 8:24 am

K"h my son is extremely bright... He's turning 9.
He does very well academically but definitely has an issue focusing, finishing tasks, gets distracted very easily....

He's extremely fidgety, certainly has tics, has a lot of energy that needs to be directed in the right places, he's very talented, for now his self esteem is b"h healthy....

I don't know that he has inattentive ADHD, but had done some reading and was wondering...

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:45 am

Are there other options besides medication?

Who would I take him to for more accurate evaluation?

amother

↑ Charcoal

Sun, Jul 21 2024, 9:52 am

amother OP wrote:

Many children with attentive ADHD are bright and those are the ones who suffer the most. They are aware of their abilities but just can't get to it making them frustrated.

Depending where you live you will need a neurologist assessment. It could be first other assessments

smarty skirt

Wed, Jul 31 2024, 11:58 pm

I recommend checking the eye muscles for add I.e a developmental optomotrist who is on insurance and does eye therapy, in NY suny college vision center in Manhattan or ODA in Williamsburg is best in my small world. Then you know what you have left to deal with. Many have undetected visual issues that you can't see. It affects their ability to focus literally!

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