ADD

my 10 year old brother has ADHD (same as ADD), apart from its more hyperactivity!

hes had it since he was 3. when he was toddler - the ovbious signs of ADHD were not been able to sit still for more than 10 seconds, he'd be off like a shot, he couldnt make eye contact with either me or my mum when we ttrying to speak to him, his eyes and head were all over the place. when he was attending nursery - the staff even noticed some odd things he would do and nothing like what the other children were doing - he would throw food around the room, scream at other kids for no reason etc:laugh:

mum got him to see a doctor - later on, when he was 3 n half years old he got diagnosed with ADHD. ever since then hes been on medication to help control his anger/hyperactivity! he is still very hyper now if hes not carefull what he eats! He's not allowed any sweets with colours in or any food/drink products with 'Sodium Benzoate' as that makes him very hyper!

my brother also finds it hard to concentrate in school, and has to have 1 to 1 support on a daily basis.

i would book a dr's appointment for your son, and see what they reckon the best thing to do.. Dr's might even put him on Ritalin tablets, just to help him concentrate a little better whilst in school. x

I was just diagnosed with ADHD inattentiveness last week. I was put on Adderall XR. It has been helping me have the motivation to do homework, but besides that I feel pretty normal. I was given a very low dosage.

If you have some questions about my experience so far, feel free to message me.

Attention deficit disorder (ADD)...do you know anybody that has been diognosed?..all the symtoms thats related to this 7/10 my son does..he was been diognosed with border line dyslexia ..mostly he finds it hard to concerntrate in school and simple tasks like making sure he hasthe rite equipment for what he is doing.just thought has any one come accross this? there are herbal remodies out there..thinking of buying one FOCUS REMERDY...ANY ONE TRIED IT OR HAVE ANY INFO ON IT?

Both my children have adhd. Before moving to medication with both of them I tried many herbal supplements and the strict feingold diet for 1 year. I think out of everything the Feingold diet helped but not enough.

My opinion would be to try the Feingold diet and see if it helps or atleast try cutting out all HFCS, food with any dyes (red, blue, yellow) and eating as "natural" or "whole" as possible. We also did fish oil supplements. Good luck

I was diagnosed with ADD just recently.

Imo herbal remedies and other "snake oils" aren't going to help your son one bit.

A professional diagnosis, along with a course of behavioral therapy and/or medication will.

If you really think he may have ADD take him to a reputable psychiatrist and start working on it while he's young because it could negatively affect his teen and adult life if you wait. People aren't as understanding of an adult with ADD as they are of a child.

I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 9 years old, however now they tell me I have ADHD. As a kid I was never treated with Meds but now I take Meds, it makes a world of difference to me. When I was younger my mom tried changing my diet a few tomes depending on what new studies shed read concerning the subject, and having me do cognitive exercises provided by the neropsychologist who the school brought in to diagnose me. None of that really helped me at all. I actually almost dropped out of school when I was a sophomore out of sheer frustration and lack of confidence in my ability to finish. Thankfully I had an IEP teacher who really cared about me and she to me to see the vocational courses available to juniors and seniors. She talked me into staying at least long enough to give vocational classes a shot. I did and it is only because the vocational class I choose was hands on, that I excelled and graduated highschool. It was a 2 period long class and I had a 99% average all yr junior and senior yr. With out vocational class I think I would have failed out of highschool even if I didn't drop out. I tried college after highschool, flunked out and was put on academic suspension. Thats when I knew i needed help, I went to my doc and asked if he could give me meds and he did. At that point I tried college again and passed with flying colors. I feel like, had i not been stubborn when i was younger, had i tried meds... Maybe i would have my dream job by now instead of a job i can barely stand/pay the bills with. I am not saying that ur child will suffer my fate if u don't try medication, I simply wanted to share my story to give you a personal experience/ point of view. Good luck with whatever you try