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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, yes.  And the judgments from teachers--don't get me started.  Despite years of work on a 504 plan, then a BIP, then an IEP, the teachers still write/call about how [b]"Larlo needs to focus."[/b]  And the ones who just don't believe that there is such a thing as ADHD?  They are out there, and more common than you might think.

We made a practice of writing letters and having meetings at the beginning of the school year outlining our kid's challenges.  And asking above all that teachers not take it personally when our kid displays some of the challenging behaviors associated with ADHD and anxiety.

A key piece of advice: do not assume that the formal processes (504/IEP) at your school will translate into awareness on the classroom teacher's part.  Inform, inform--and inform again.[/quote]

Yes, I feel like a broken record.  I am aware that my son needs to focus.  I feel like I am going to scream if I get asked one more time if I've addressed it with him.  Seriously?  You think I'm not aware?  That I don't have to deal with it at home too?  It's like they think I can just say some magic words and POOF!  I wish.

I have to say I was once one of those people who doubted ADHD. I had the class and presence of mind to never say it out loud and tried hard not to judge others.  Now that I live with it daily, I know it is real.  I watch my kid struggle, hard, to behave the way he knows he's supposed to.  I see him swallow his hurt for being corrected constantly.  I've heard him apologize more times than I can count.  I've dealt with him tell me he is "bad."  And I've had to check my own urge to tell judgmental parents and teachers to go eff themselves and to learn how to have some compassion and understanding for others.  [/quote]
For me, sometimes I want to tell the teacher "you know he has ADD. Deal with it yourself. You find ways to help him."[/quote]

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