Dr. Christina Edmondson: Is ADHD Real and How Do I Deal with It?

dr. christina edmondson talks about adhdby Dr. Christina Edmondson

You are in the grocery store checkout line, the mall, or even at church when, out-of-nowhere, a little person darts by you. It’s him, you know the kid–the one jumping off the wall and bursting with energy who just can’t seem to sit still. You think to yourself, “oh no he didn’t….he needs to sit his little tail down” or better yet, “if that was MY child, there is absolutely NO WAY he would act like that.” But what if it IS your child? What if it’s your kid who has the apparent behavior, attention, or hyperactivity issues? Despite all the efforts that you know to employ, including everything from threats, to “whoopings,” to negotiations and outright bribery, the behavior persists. What a frustrating place for a parent to be! The parent often has few real answers and too many unsolicited opinions.

 

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  • Arneader

    PHYSICAL ACTIVITY…there was not a diagnosis for this when one of my older brothers had this.  He gave me mother fits!  He would pee on himself and my mom took him to the doctor and the doctor said he wasn’t taking time to go pee.  These kids have so much energy they need more PHYSICAL ACTIVITY not DRUGS!  Kids have been like this for years; some are actually leaders in the classroom and should be recognized as such.  Not punished.