I think he has ADHD

[survivour]

My sons friend, (they are both 9years old)has ADHD, his mum has been to the Doctors, with a lot of persuasion, She does not want to admit there is a problem, I've known him since Sept 1998, he has all the signs, screams first thing in the morning, very short attention span, difficulty in reading and writing, flips at the slightest thing, has mood swings, screams alot, screams alot, he does alot of screaming!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone been through this? We have to do something about this, and his mother is at her wits end, We need advice on what to do next? Please help.

You say his mother doesn't want to admit there is a problem. Usually the mother is the first to realise there is something wrong. If she won't accept it there isn't a lot you can do.

Having said that, if she has been to the doctor that's a good start. What did the doctor say? We were referred to the local Child Health Clinic. It was a long wait & for us, useless (but that was 8 years ago, so I suspect things have changed).

Sorry haven't been much help. If there is something specicfic you want to know please ask. There are others on here who have been through this (& are going through it). Mine is now 14, & manageable- with Concerta- on a good day. E-numbers & dietary changes & fish oils have made no difference to mine, but each child is different.

Hi tallulah, both mother and son have seen a psychiatrist, I think at the moment they will be doing this once aweek, they are still waiting for a referal. This has been ongoing since february this year. At school he is disruptive in class, he has an adult helper in the classroom, he has had speech therapy for the last couple of years, now seeing the child psycologist, he has so much time off school. Mum is a single parent, and this is her only child, she asked me again yesterday, wether I thought her son still had ADHD. I think she is more confused than her son is.

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survivor it is very difficult to accept your child has special needs, especially if he is the only one. Are there no books you could get out the library for her to read or buy for her explaining ADHD? Maybe tallulah could recomend some-this may put it into perspective for her

Thank you, I'll try that, He does seem to go alittle high when he has eaten sweets, or some drinks. So the additives could be to blame!!!! I think i'll drag the mum down to the library, if we are together maybe it won't seem so daunting. I don't want to loose this friend, she was there for me when my baby had open heart surgery at 6months old back in February. I think one good turn deserves another.