So it's official. My kid has ADD. I knew that. I just have a paper to prove it now.
It's kind of anti-climactic, but not really. The actual diagnosis has a finality to it that makes me want to crawl up into a little ball, but then bust out and start fighting. It's a weird feeling.
The doctor discussed medications with me, but I'm not ready to go there with Ali yet. It took me a really long time to get there with Micah, and Ali is just so...I don't know, young? Sweet? She's just Ali. I hate the idea of changing her, I just want to know how to adapt so that she can function better.
I've done a few things with her to help her think out why she is doing some things. I'm hoping that she will be able to eventually catch on and adapt on her own, but right now logic isn't exactly her strong suit. She's only 7. Still, she is catching on a bit. I am trying to figure out where the worst problems are so I can try to modify them so she functions better.
I think the main difference at this point will be school. I am debating getting things started for a 504 so she can have accommodations at school when necessary. I'm debating because she can actually pull of decent grades, but just not up to what she is capable of. I know she is capable of more and so do her teachers, we are just having trouble coaxing it out of her. I don't like it really being on her school record, but at the same time, she is capable of more and I can't get it out of her if she doesn't have accommodations. So what will affect her more? I just don't know.
So I'm praying. I don't know what to do yet, so I'm praying over it for a while without doing anything. I don't want to move without direction.
Once again, waiting.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Ali and Squirrels
This morning Ali and I are headed back to the developmental pediatrician. We haven't had a formal diagnosis yet, but in the year since we started seeing the developmental pediatrician, we have seen the symptoms increase. She told me that she technically saw enough symptoms to diagnose her a year ago, but she wanted to wait to see if it was personality or immaturity first.
I fully expect a diagnosis by the end of the day. Ali has ADD.
This isn't the end of the world. We've had tougher diagnosis in our house before. Still, this is my baby. She's a wonderful child who has trouble focusing and is easily distracted. She is having trouble at school. Not because of lack of understanding, but because she can't concentrate and skips problems or only reads part of the instructions. She's either the first one done or the last, and she's only last because something shiny caught her attention and she didn't remember what she is supposed to be doing.
She doesn't have the H or impulsivity that often come with ADD. I honestly think that has a lot to do with the fact that our diet is usually better than others. Since I have one kid who needs a special diet already, we generally eat pretty healthy as a family. I am just not as strict with the girls as I am with Micah.
Ali is such a smart kid. That's why she hasn't had grade problems in the past. She just usually relies on the fact that she understands quickly to get her through. Unfortunately she tends to skip instructions thinking that she already knows what to do so she can be done faster.
She is happy this morning because she finally lost the tooth that she has been shaking for a while. Zoe lost hers a while ago and the adult tooth already came in. Ali has been disappointed waiting, but now she is excited.
It's time to go face the music. Let's go Monday!
I fully expect a diagnosis by the end of the day. Ali has ADD.
This isn't the end of the world. We've had tougher diagnosis in our house before. Still, this is my baby. She's a wonderful child who has trouble focusing and is easily distracted. She is having trouble at school. Not because of lack of understanding, but because she can't concentrate and skips problems or only reads part of the instructions. She's either the first one done or the last, and she's only last because something shiny caught her attention and she didn't remember what she is supposed to be doing.
She doesn't have the H or impulsivity that often come with ADD. I honestly think that has a lot to do with the fact that our diet is usually better than others. Since I have one kid who needs a special diet already, we generally eat pretty healthy as a family. I am just not as strict with the girls as I am with Micah.
Ali is such a smart kid. That's why she hasn't had grade problems in the past. She just usually relies on the fact that she understands quickly to get her through. Unfortunately she tends to skip instructions thinking that she already knows what to do so she can be done faster.
It's time to go face the music. Let's go Monday!
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Fantasy Football
I don't like football. I am proud to say that I have never actually watched a football game all the way through. I've never played a full game of it. I tried and just got bored.
All that being said, I play fantasy football with my husband's family every year. I don't know how many years ago I started it, but it's been quite a few. I won the first year, but I don't remember winning ever since...I may have, I just don't remember.
That's the thing, I don't really care. It basically gives me something to talk with them about during football season when football a huge focus in that house. I could probably ignore it and be fine, but I decided to just join in the craziness.
For the last few years my kids have gone back and forth between wanting their own fantasy football teams to play with the family and hating football and complaining whenever their dad have it on. Micah tried to play last year in the league, but due to technical difficulties, it just didn't work out. The family decided that kids just shouldn't play in that league, so I suggested a kid's league, so the kids could feel like they are a part and play with their cousins, but they didn't have to mess up anyone else when issues come up or they just don't want to do it right then.
Fortunately I will be able to help out my kids when they want me to with their teams. I still don't know what all the numbers are, but I can still pretty much tell them who should be on the bench and who should play. There was an automatic draft, so that was nice.
Overall, the whole thing was to keep peace in the house, and make something that won't go away (football) into something that the family can talk about. It's just one little thing that their Dad likes that the kids will at least tolerate.
All that being said, I play fantasy football with my husband's family every year. I don't know how many years ago I started it, but it's been quite a few. I won the first year, but I don't remember winning ever since...I may have, I just don't remember.
That's the thing, I don't really care. It basically gives me something to talk with them about during football season when football a huge focus in that house. I could probably ignore it and be fine, but I decided to just join in the craziness.
For the last few years my kids have gone back and forth between wanting their own fantasy football teams to play with the family and hating football and complaining whenever their dad have it on. Micah tried to play last year in the league, but due to technical difficulties, it just didn't work out. The family decided that kids just shouldn't play in that league, so I suggested a kid's league, so the kids could feel like they are a part and play with their cousins, but they didn't have to mess up anyone else when issues come up or they just don't want to do it right then.
Fortunately I will be able to help out my kids when they want me to with their teams. I still don't know what all the numbers are, but I can still pretty much tell them who should be on the bench and who should play. There was an automatic draft, so that was nice.
Overall, the whole thing was to keep peace in the house, and make something that won't go away (football) into something that the family can talk about. It's just one little thing that their Dad likes that the kids will at least tolerate.
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