As some of you know Cole my oldest had a VERY hard time focusing and just getting his hyperness to a easy level. We have tried the herbal way, the diet way the just let life be way. We've been trying and trying and nothing has been a permanent solution. Now I know this is a controversial topic. I have had so many comments made to me by parents or people who don't have kids but still have an opinion also. Let me say you have no idea until you walk a mile in a parents shoes who is dealing with a child that just doesn't fit in.
Cole recently came home in tears because his best friend told him he can no longer hang out with him because his parents say Cole is a bad kid because he gets in trouble in school. He's not a bad kid he just doesn't always make the right decision or think before he speaks (THIS is a big one). He tells me mom my head hurt it feels like so many things are going on at once and I don't know what to do.
Life has been hard I have tried to avoid the whole medication route thinking it would just be drugging my kid. Finally in a new school and the behavior increasing we went to see a doctor to see what they think. They had his teacher take a test and Cole scored very high in the ADHD category. She also said he has a kind heart, does apologize, does not steal or hurt people but he does have a hard time telling the truth and concentrating.
We started medicine on Wednesday. I got a great report the first night from the teacher she saw night and day in his behavior. Sadly the medicine wore off early which did give the tutor a run for her money. She really is a treasure, and she handles him better then I ever can when he get's sassy. Thursday was a rougher day but the teacher said it is at least better behavior then usual. So we are moving forward.
I must say that this has been a long hard decision to come to. We didn't just say oh our kid is a problem let's drug him up. This has been a year of asking for help, with the housework, to the tutor to this behavior.
As a mother I can't stand to see my son hurt or not able to do things like other kids because he can't control himself to be allowed into these places. We are taking one step at a time and all I can say is we are doing what we think is the best move for him. I asked him how he feels after a few days. He said his brain didn't hurt the last two days!
When Cole told me he felt like his brain was moving this
cartoon made me think of what he must feel like.
My heart went out to him.
Please be nice no mean comments, I had to think hard to share this but I hope that maybe I can touch someone else who may be going through this hard decision also.
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