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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a PP who agrees with the comment above about maybe you are allowing too much time.  I looked back at your schedule and you are short of 2 hours for a morning routine.  That is a loooong time.  We are up and out within the hour.  It's true re the urgency - ADHD loves a race.[/quote]

I WISH this was true. I have tried challenges and races. She gets stressed out. Hey, I bet you can’t get dressed in 20 seconds. I’m gonna turn my back and count to 20 and see if you can do it! She will wail, mommy, no! You’re making it a contest, stop it! This alone can cause tears. When I’m being playful and silly.

She’s inattentive. She lives in her head and is constantly daydreaming. Anything can distract her on a moments notice - a thought or idea, a utensil, a toy, an article of clothing. Even in a simplified environment she finds something to engage with.

I understand we have to find something to motivate her but we can’t. She is like that dog that chases squirrels in Up. She can’t focus long enough to finish tasks to completion unless it’s of her own volition, and being “forced” to go to school is something she hates and doesn’t want to do.

I don’t know how you motivate a child like this.

And yes, [b]we are working with her doctor. She’s been recommending medication for a while but her appetite and eating are already not great and neither is weight gain and she’s very small for her age so we have been putting it off[/b], as well as concerns about interactions with asthma meds she’s already on that cause other behavior issues. [/quote]

My small daughter is on a non stimulant ADHD medication (Qelbree).  We have had no issues with appetite depression.  As for interactions, the doctor can determine what will work with the asthma medications. I think it’s time you rethink your opposition to medication, OP.[/quote]

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