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[quote=Anonymous]20:43 and 6:59 here.

Just wanted to add to what a PP said on [b]My DH does some odd things and when I call him on it, his explanations are often unexpected.[/b]

This is something we've had to do a lot at our house. 
I've learned that understanding the ADHD mind is what keeps me sane. 
On the outside, my child may be called a liar, lazy, unmotivated-- the same things that we've called my brother, who now I suspect has had undiagnosed ADHD all along. 
We've learned to not label these things, but rather, understand WHY a person might be doing something or feeling that way. Once we get to the bottom of something, and I'll tell you that, as pp said, the explanations are so unexpected. Sometimes, bizarre, yes. But we just acknowledge, and most especially validate DD's thoughts and feelings. Once we got into that pattern at home, we all calmed down, our interactions have become more positive and our relationships with each other are stronger than ever.

I see that most of the posters in this thread have kids who are younger than my 14 year old. It makes me cringe to think of how I used to react when she was between 8-11, before she was diagnosed. 
Makes me feel sad that my brother got treated the way that he did because none of us understood.

There are physiological reasons why our ADHD kids act the way that they do. You might want to read about dopamine, serotonin and melatonin- I think that's pretty much the basis of a lot of how our brain works. [/quote]

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