Childhood ADHD: Finding Out More with #Lifescript

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My middle son was diagnosed last year with childhood ADHD. While parenting can be hard no matter what, ADHD adds more challenges to the everyday. While the symptoms of ADHD can vary from child to child, my son is affected rather severely by it. Wanting to be an informed mama, of course I want to find out as much about ADHD as I can.

I want the best for my son.

I have to admit that I used to oversimplify the symptoms of ADHD as oh, that child can’t focus and is hyper. But really, it’s so much more than that. For my son, it’s the impulsivity that affects his daily life the most. You know how sometimes your child does something and you think “WHAT were you thinking?” Well, with my son, he wasn’t able to take that time TO think about it, he was just reacting. And no matter how much we (and teachers and coaches) would talk to him about it, he wasn’t able to think before he did the same action the next time- he’d understand the concept (and “Yes, ma’am” or “No, sir” or “I’m sorry” when he was talked to about it) but when it came to being in the moment, the impulsivity of childhood ADHD would almost always win out.

A year ago, with our doctor’s guidance, we tried medication for his childhood ADHD, which really made a difference for him. So has figuring out his best times of day. We learned that homework had to be done right after school and that any activity that ran past 7pm was not going to end well.

We’re in a time of change right now, because summer means our schedule is all thrown off- not something easily dealt with for a child with ADHD. Lifescript has some great suggestions for how to help your child thrive in the summer, along with lots of helpful information about many aspects of childhood ADHD.

Lifescript’s Childhood ADHD Health Center features tips, quizzes, recipes and articles – all by professional health writers, experts and physicians – covering how to help your child succeed in school, advice for getting through the morning routine, how girls’ ADHD differs from boys’ and more. Please visit the Lifescript Health Center on Childhood ADHD for more information.

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This is a sponsored post by me on behalf of Lifescript.com.

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