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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
The teachers have no right to suggest you medicate your child, yet they all do that. It’s because your daughter is probably too much of a handful and they don’t want to have to deal with that. Plus, they have no right to diagnose her, yet they all do that, too.
My sons was diagnosed by a neurologist with ADHD. I am self diagnosed.
Luckily, he was/is very well behaved, not disruptive. I wasn’t hyper and disruptive either. We showed other hallmarks of ADHD.
I would apologize to her teacher for my daughter’s rambunctious five-year-old behavior and tell them they are doing ‘such a great job’ with their patience. Work with my daughter at home on the scholastics so she does not fall behind. And make my child feel comfortable and safe by telling her that her wild behavior is probably because she has a condition, like her mother, that makes her more distracted than other kids, and help her learn to focus, but in a fun way. Some way that appeals to her.
No way would I medicate a child 5 years old! I really don’t believe in the medication for a child at all. When my son took it, he said it made him not feel happy or like himself. So off the meds he went! He’s in HS now and doing great.
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Her Ped is the one diagnosing her. We are trying to get to a developmental pediatrician because she is possibly also autistic as she's been showing markers for it since around 10 months old. She really is a handful and a half to deal with. She's blatantly defiant and literally does not listen to anyone but her dad. I am hoping she can be in the regular kindergarten class in the fall but it's looking like she will still be in the special needs class. She definitely has sensory processing problems that we are working on but it's and uphill battle to really get her to sit still long enough to learn the things she needs to know. Thank you for your reply. I am glad to know I am not the only parent that is against medicating a child unless absolutely needed like for her asthma and reflux.