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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son also had severe ADHD from a young age and could not be medicated until he was 8 due to medical reasons.  He was a lot like your son - didn't stay in his seat, wandered the classroom, rolled around on the floor during carpet time, etc.  It didn't improve until he was able to be medicated.  As he got older, like maybe 10 or 11, maturity kicked in and he began to be capable of managing his work and chores.  When he was finally able to take medication, we realized that he was learning - before medication, he wasn't able to demonstrate the things he learned.  So, until he was 8, we thought he couldn't read or write or do math.  At that point, things really seemed better to me because I was able to stop worrying that he wouldn't be able to learn.  Before that, it was kind of scary to watch the years go by without him even being able to do the basics that kids get out of kindergarten doing.  [/quote]

That sounds so much like my child - what were the medical reasons? Mine has seizures.[/quote]

Mine was Failure To Thrive and anorexia.  I never even knew that young kids could have anorexia.  It didn't actually resolve until he was 11, but by 8, his weight was almost at the first percentile and the doctor prescribed meds.  My son is about to turn 14 and he is doing very well.  He still has issues related to the ADHD.  He can't seem to perform on command, but he will get everything done by the deadline.  He shifts from one foot to the other whenever he's standing.  He constantly moves his legs when he's sitting, but has learned that when in school if he sits on them, he can control it.  When he was younger, we worked a lot on developing habits and systems, which has really made life easier for him.  [/quote]

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