Comments on: Wow! Just….Wow!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:55:55 +0000

Praise the Lord! You are awesome! and so is he! ALWAYS follow your gut, call it a mother’s instinct, God’s voice, the holy spirit, it is always right. I can only imagine what you felt when he said thank you. I can tell you first hand you did the right thing. We found out too late that my stepson was ADD and he was already way too far down that road of trouble. We wish we had found out much earlier before the trouble began, what a difference it could have made. Did I mention my hubby is ADD – imagine that for those of you who know him – it is tough keeping up with them. Anyway, I am proud of you!!!!!!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:53:02 +0000

Good for you! How old is he? My son is 8 and I feel will be in this same situation in the coming years. Actually, everything you described your son as doing, my son does. Awesome athlete. Very smart. Excellent vocabulary.

He’s not getting in trouble at school yet, but he does rush through assignments to get them done and misses a few things.

We have considered for 2 years now getting him into a doctor. We just have not pulled the trigger yet.

My parents always say “Oh, they always say kids are ADD and they just want to drug them. He’s fine.”

But really, what if he’s not? I worry about this every day.

By: Kami

Kami — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:58:31 +0000

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!

(Don’t tell him that I don’t think he should have to take the stupid TAKS. Shhhhhh…)

BUT HOLY CRAP THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

And no, you don’t have to explain what you do for your kids. As you can see, you did what is RIGHT for him.

I have used that same OT!

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:23:55 +0000

Good for you and there’s no need to justifying doing what’s best for your son! So happy things are better for him! Oh, and did you remember to reimburse him for dinner… heehee

By: The Kept Woman

The Kept Woman — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:51:50 +0000

Huzzah, huzzah for you and him…go out for a lovely night of Mexican food.

Wait…sorry, I keep thinking of my own stomach…go out for a night of whatever makes you all happy!

By: traci

traci — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:43:23 +0000

As the mother of a child who defied all diagnosis and has excelled beyond imagination, I shout “Hallelujah!” in your direction and celebrate your determination to do what is the best for your kid. Good work Mom.

I firmly believe, after 3 daughters, that we are bombarded with so much crap in our society that we sometimes forget to listen to our gut, our instinct, our child(ren). You are the best advocate your son has. Period.

Good job…to both of you!

By: Dani

Dani — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:59:40 +0000

Yes….congratulations and never forget that you are your child’s best advocate. I have a daughter with a severe learning disability. We struggled year after year to get her the help she needed and at times it felt like we started each new school year back at square one. But…I’m proud to say that today she is a kindergarten teacher and one of the best. She has such an empathy and understanding of children with special needs. I was once told that she would never be able to learn but she was a pretty girl and would get married and be taken care of so not to worry. BOY did they under estimate her determination and mine.

By: anita

anita — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:04:25 +0000

I have a DF who’s son has a reading disability…he is in the 5th grade and cannot read or write…he is basically what is called “word blind” and he is brilliant. he is at grade level or above in every other subject and to think that he has achieved this solely by what he is able to take in by hearing during classroom instruction!!!!! In my eyes the boy is a genius. His poor mom has had to go through several years of battle to get him the services and accommodations he needs in order to get an education and to get him off the meds that he had been put on at one point at the schools recommendation. they wanted to label him with ADHD but as it turns out he has asperger’s syndrome. The label wasn’t important to her but it was necessary in order to get him the services he needs and in spite of finally getting him the correct diagnosis she still had to get the state disabilities right council and a lawyer involved to get it through their heads what he needs in order to succeed.
Congrats to you and especially to your son!!!!!! He is a courageous young man!!!

By: Christie

Christie — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:07:53 +0000

yeah, no need to justify

I agree- your child. Your rules, etc.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:59:09 +0000

Good for you. You know what disturbs me the most? The fact that you feel it necessary to ‘justify’ your decision. That’s where we are as a culture today. All the voices yapping out there that are so completely clueless.

Good for you and taking your own child’s best interests seriously. Good for you in making the changes instead of just ignoring it all.

My son is gifted. He’s been reading since the age of 3. You would never know it to look at his GPA. Why? He’s bored silly with school. He’s in all AP classes and still only doing what he has to do.

So much of regular school is dumbed down so ‘everyone’ will succeed. That ’s not the real world. It’s impossible. So, I did like you did. I had him tested, keeping as open a mind as possible, when he was in middle school. I was not in favor of all the medicating of kids, having read all the stuff out there and thinking I knew the answers. I also knew, however, it’s not a discipline problem if your kid is bored. My son was getting detentions left and right at his nice little private school in middle school. They were clueless. I was made to feel like it was my fault. Rubbish.

So, he went on meds for almost 2 years. He did much better and felt a world of difference. Then, as he entered high school, he decided he didn’t want the meds anymore. I left it as his decision. He knew how he felt. He did fine without it.

It’s all about your child. Ignore the voices out there lumping all kids together and making parents feel guilty for medicinal help.

Good for you, Sheri.