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[quote=Anonymous]Meds for the kid. It made such a difference with my ADHD DH and ADHD DC.

Streamline your life. Declutter if you can, and be patient with yourself. As a person with ADHD, you know this is already hard for you. That's ok. Do your best. Have your DC streamline as well. The more simplified life is, the easier it is for my DH and DC.

Take a break when you need one. It's ok if you just can't deal with something right then. Your kid's not getting homework done because he's spinning out? That's fine. Your sanity and his is more important than homework. When things are calmer, if you can, figure out what went wrong so you can address it. I had to learn that my kid could only do homework in chunks. Even in middle school, after 15 minutes DC really needed to step away and wiggle even if only for a minute or two.

My DH steps away when he needs to. He has the luxury of handing off to me, but most of the time when he needs a break it's not life threatening. The kid can't decide on shoes for the upcoming school year? No biggie. Walk away. We'll sort out shoes later. Or not - no one's going to die if they're wearing old holey shoes. [/quote]

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