This is a question I guess to parents of a child with ADHD.

I work as a social worker with the elderly. But some of my client's are raising their grandchildren. One of my ladies has a grandchild she's raising with ADHD and in the last month has been having a very hard time controlling their behavior. She's asked for help from the childs therapist. They told her they would give her a caseworker to come in and help her. Well it's been months and still no caseworker. While making a visit with her yesterday her grandchild became out of control. Ripping out the phone from the wall. Throwing things around the room.

One issue is that they stayed with other family last week that did not give them their medicine for the ADHD. The other family member said that the child didn't need it. She has a court order that the child is to be given their med.

How do I help this grandparent get their grandchild under control where she can handle them? Yesterday I got the child calmed down and got them to take a shower and check the mail. Also got them to take their med by saying if they took their med they could watch a TV show. The child agreed to behavior the rest of the day yesterday and their reward was that they could ride their bike today. The child agreed to behavior and do as their grandmother said for a month and on my next visit I would bring them a photo album for their pictures. Am I doing the right thing with this child?? The child is 9 years old. Will this system work??? And does anyone have any ideas where I could get information for my client? This grandparent is at the end of her rope and ready to send the child off. The parents of the child are not of any help. The mother is a drug additic and the father is in prison with a life sentence. If I could have any tips I could give her it would be helpful.

Thanks, Lisa