Hi lovely ladies, my nearly 5 year old beautiful boy has just been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. Can any of you who have a child diagnosed with this please share your experiences? Did you decide to go down the medication path, or instead try diet options first? It's been recommended he repeats kinder next year. I am not sure ..... Thanks x
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We did a combo of behaviour therapy (psychologist who gave us strategies), medication and we did do diet but didn't find that diet changed behaviour like some people do so just keep to a relatively healthy diet with treats kept as treats. We found the double whammy of behaviour therapy and meds really turned things around.
Be open to alternative school options also, home schooling or Steiner schools , some kids just struggle to fit into the mold we have created of sitting and listening for 6 hours, worked wonders for my cousins and neighbour, they saw a totally different kid and avoided meds