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WEIGHT ISSUES:
a lot of kids who are ADHD are skinny anyway because they burn up
calories like crazy .. My #2 was NOT on meds and did track he thought
nothing of running 5 miles, and putting the littles in the bike
trailer and putting on another 20-30 miles hauling them
if they are on meds especially stimulants their appetite is
compromised .. it means making foods nutritionally dense .. make soup
run through blender, then add in more veggies, meat etc
add in supplements too ..
FOODS:
sugar, food dyes, milk, wheat etc can all contribute
Kids whose moms drank many times crave sugar (alcohol is fermented
sugars in grains) – they tend to react quicker and nastier to sugars
IMO
MEDICATIONS:
Ritalin has been around for over 50 years, at this point the medical
community knows about those kids, the second generation and some info
on third generational affects of ritalin use .. Today there are lots
of new meds they are experimenting with, just because I have kids with
ADHD doesn’t mean I want to use them as lab rats/guinea pigs for these
new meds (who knows long term on them yet) .. My first choice would be
ritalin because it has been around for so long
Some kids can’t handle long acting meds, their stomachs don’t break it down
Some kids can’t handle stimulants – experiment with strong tea or
coffee do you see a difference in attention span? (don’t expect it to
happen in 10 mins) .. there is a non stimulant out at this time – it
has varied results from ok to absolutely lousy on the RAD/FAS list
Many drugs wear off in short period of time and they can take an hour
or more for some kids to even kick in .. Going up when they are
asleep, give them a hug and meds a hour before waking for school can
be a wonderful idea for easier mornings
BTW I finally got diagnosised as ADHD in my 40’s (back when I was a
girl only boys had hyperactivity, not girls – times they are
a’changing) ..
WHAT ADD IS LIKE:
Imagine you have a wall of 5 drawer file cabinets ..
ALL the drawers are opened
some drawers have files sticking out
some have drawers wtih files sticking out, with papers sticking out of the files
some files on the floor in stacks
all of these are various thoughts running through your head, now try
to sleep .. or do anything else .. Impossible .. With ritalin I can
put papers back in files, put the files in the drawers and then shut
the drawers and lock them down
LIVING WITH ADD:
hard to focus on things you don’t like, easily off track (my gf calls
it rabbit trails)
hyperfocus on things you do like (I am an info junkie, love to read, etc)
need strong system in place to help organize life
Ria
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