HELP!! ADHD Child in Kindergarden

absolutely you did the right thing by alerting his school of your situation. This allows his teacher to work with him in a way that will be more beneficial to his learning experience. My son was also ADHD when he started school back in the early 80's and I choose not to medicate. He was able to get more one on one attention from the staff at his school and they paid closer attention as to wether or not he was staying focused during class. He was never singled out or made to feel different than any other student. Children like ours do have special needs when it comes to learning especially when we choose not to medicate. So by all means do not feel guilt you did the right thing.

You are doing the right thing. It is very important that the teachers know. My friend has a son that is ADHD and she wanted to get him off his meds but, he was acting so badly after she did instead of putting him back on she looked for herbal solutions and found this site: NativeRemedies.com. She got the ADHD for children and she thinks it is a wonderful remedy. So, just in case your child doesn't work well off the meds check that out before you put him back on medication. Her son was constantly getting in to trouble and she is amazed how well it is working she said she wished she would have found out about it earlier. I used to be a teacher so you are on the right track by letting the teachers and counselors know it makes them feel much better when they know you are involved and what you are doing that affects them as well.

You did the right thing by telling them. You would rather him be labelled as ADHD than as a trouble maker. The school system can give him what he needs a lot better and sooner than if they first had to figure out what was going on.

Good luck.

Hi Michelle,
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I think you owe it to the teacher, your child, and yourself to divulge that your child has ADHD. I too have an ADHD child and another that I highly suspect. My oldest is in 1st grade this year, she started Straterra just before kindergarten last year. I tell everyone I can that interacts with her that she is ADHD because we went through some pretty rough preschool years of being labelled as "disruptive" or the "trouble maker" and by other children as "the bad kid", and finally reached a point where I had a 4 yr old who had anxiety,low self esteem, and suffered stress headaches. This in turn impacted me because I fealt as if I had failed her as a mother.
For us kindergarten was magnificent. She was stimulated and busy; with her medicine controlled, she was able to sleep and be rested which helped improve our behavioral issues also. I don't advocate medicine for everyone, it has worked for her. My other daughter has started kindergarten this year and is not on medicine. She displays much of the hyperactive traits as my oldest and the "business" but we have had none of the behavioral issues. We constantly redirect and try stick to a routine that is consistent. I did inform her teacher of her sister's diagnosis and that I suspect she probably is affected also but not as severely, so that if she starts to have difficulty we can all,as a team, give her the support and the correct direction she needs vs. treating her as a "problem child".
The labels are hard, and they are even harder when you know that there is a reason behind there disruptions that frankly, a 5 or 6 yr old is not mature enough to handle without some adult intervention. I think you have made the wise choice and are being an advocate for a child who cannot advocate for themself yet.
It can be a challenge as a parent of a child diagnosed this early. I know I have fealt like it was all my fault at times. Some people don't understand and never will. I can understand your hesitancy to inform. I have been in the same situation with daycare and school. Will they be treated differently or scrutinized, or will they accept them at all (daycare). Honestly, I have found the more information I have given about my kids up front the more prepared caregivers and teachers have been. They watch for the overstimulation or try and redirect them when they start to disengage from tasks rather than punitive measures for disobeying. These kids can't be treated differently but they can't be put into situations where they are set up to fail either.
Good luck to you and your child, I wish you all the best and hope your kindergarten experience turns out as successfully as mine. Keep advocating!!!

You TOTALLY did the right thing!! There are so many more things that the schools can do to help kids with ADHD now than when we were kids. Back then, kids were just called "hyper" and spent a lot of time in the principal's office. Now there are specially trained counselors than can work with you, your child, and your teacher. I always make sure my ADHD son's teachers are aware of his condition, what we do about it, what they can do to help, what I need to be notified of, etc. The teachers need to be kept in the loop to give your son the most successful education possible. Good luck!

No, you did right. Its good to keep school people onboard with whats going on with your kid, so that they know what to expect and what not to expect from the kid.

Best wishes.

Hi Michelle. I work in SpEd in public school and we have many kids with ADHD. My best advice for you is to let the school know you are ready, willing and able to support them and your child in any way. Suggest you and they start a behavior chart...earning smiley faces, starts, etc. for good days/hours at school with a reward from you at home of your child's choosing. The counselor should be able to help you set this up with goals your child needs to accomplish during the day....you can use the same system at home for home tasks. Kids with ADHD usually need clearly defined limits, consistancy and lots of love!! Good luck. K.

I am a teacher in LEISD. We have been shown a recent study with ADHD kids that there is link between this diagnosis and a lack of losing primal reflexes...like graping your finger when you touch the palm of a baby's hand or turning their whole upper body when they hear a sound. These are reflexes that should diminsh or be gone when they are about 1 yr. old. Some place have started doing excericises that help get rid of these reflexes and then the child is tested and is no longer ADHD. I don't have the paper work with me at home but if you are interested I can send you the info tomorrow...just let me know. I hope this helps.

You are doing WONDERFUL! Taking your son off the meds was a very wise descision on your part! The public school system wants kids to be able to sit most of the day without much disturbance to the teacher or the other classmates (I know b/c I was a teacher in GISD). My oldest son, 11, does not exhibit ADD anymore since we have had him on these FANTASTIC glyconutrients (11 plant derived nutrients). Please call me for more information @ ###-###-#### or email me directly @ ____@____.com Bless,
A.
(SAHM and homeschools 3 beautiful children 11, 9, 6. I was a Special Ed and Elem. Ed teacher in Garland - now am passionate about helping others with health concerns. My husband is a Nursing Home Administrator in the Dallas area - we've been married for 15 yrs :)