DD, 6 1/5 cannot seem to organize herself in anyway, not even a minute after receiving instructions. It has been like this for ages but it doesn't seem to improve. I'm not talking about organizing her whole day at once, just 1-2 things at one time, like me telling her that first we go to the shop then we take a nap. The minute it would take me to close my pc, put some clothes on and get ready to go shopping, I would find DD fast asleep then waking up and asking to go to the shop as planned! I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but this goes on and on with every little thing i require her to do. I just don't have any control over what we need to do next, I can't plan anything in advance, my day after day after day are all a big mess, i feel like i can't communicate with her, she just hears every second sentence, or what is convenient to her. I need to keep checking on her every single minute, tell her what to do, check on what she's doing, talk again, check again, and on and on. She registers things but in the wrong order (and when she's washing hands first and then go to the toilet .... i just want to go away and have a holiday somewhere far ) ..... i use the simplest words for her to understand (dd has ADHD), repeat the instructions, talk softly and emphasize every word .... this only is enough to kill my brain since i sometimes have to do it 3-4 times in a raw for the same little thing .... i can't take it anymore!!!!! PLEASE HELPPPP!!!!
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my DD's whole life is up-side-down and i can't seems to place any order in it !!!!!!!!!! my life is up-side-down too and i will soon go nuts !!!!!
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joburg · 11/10/2009 11:41
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