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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We suspect ADHD in our 5yo. We took him to a psychologist this past year (right before 5th bday) who performed testing and said that it was too early for a diagnosis, but it looked like he was a pretty clear cut case and that we could expect a diagnosis in the future. I shared this with our pediatrician at the well child visit, and she concurred. I can't remember exactly how it came up, but both made it seem to me like medicine would be a last resort at this age. He is small for his age and I think that makes medicine even more of a last resort, if I remember correctly, because it can stunt growth.

About 5 months has passed since then and we are not in a great place. He has become harder and harder for me to deal with personally and I have noticed that he is finally starting to see social ramifications for his behavior, which just makes me so sad. He has always had a lot of friends because of his outgoing personality, but he has started to have more and more outbursts when he doesn't get what he wants. I think that it's a lack of impulse control. But the hyper behavior is just crazy. He acts like he is drugged half the time he's so hyper. I know this is not normal.

I don't know what to do or where to go from here. I am terrified of kindergarten because I think we are going to have real problems. School starts on Monday so I guess we will see. I don't even know which kind of doctor would prescribe medicine for him if we decided to go that route, but then again it may not matter since it sounds like that's not the right route.[b] More than anything, I really feel like a failure as a parent. Most of the time, I do not like my own child and am terribly embarrassed by his behavior. I feel responsible, but at the same time I don't know what I could have done differently. [/b]

Can anyone who has BTDT please tell me what to do? I feel so lost. [/quote]

Forgive yourself for being a normal parent.  This is not your fault.  ADHD, like most other SNs, is just a matter of genetics.  There is nothing you did to cause it.  But there are effective treatments.  You are on the right track by looking for help now. [/quote]

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