my son (12) has been diagnozed with add last summer, we are working witha homeopatic doc on his condition but larely he has taken a turn for the vry worse.he doesn’t know of the diagnisis and now i think it is time to tell him so he cooperates with us more.
any ideas as to how to tell him? and what to tell?
thank you.
Re: how to break the news
I don’t know that telling your son of his diagnosis will insure his greater cooperation but it might enlist his greater understanding. I told my own ADD son that we all have our own ways of doing things and some things come easier to some people than others. I described some of my own issues and challenges over the years stemming from my attention span or the lack of it.
Re: how to break the news
I agree with what was said about homeopathy. i am anurse and also have 4 kids with ADHD. I believe in treating the whole person as homeopathy does but I would be very surprise if homeopathy produces satisfactory results with this particular condition. Good Luck in whatever you persue.
Re: how to break the news
I would speak with the school psych if you are comfortable with that. School psychs have a bad rap, but this is their field and he/she could make some good suggestions. I don’t have a son that age so I’m no expert. But maybe the school or your doctor could ask another parent of an ADD child your son’s age if they wouldn’t giving you a call and talk/advise. Maybe you both could even meet with them and talk about the things they have tried and what works and what didn’t work. Does your son like computers? There are surely web sites where he can chat or message with other kids/teens with ADD. Finding commonality is important for that age group.
Also, Homeopathy treats the person not the ADHD. Perhaps starting with a combination of homeopathy and another therapy with more proven results, like exercise, biofeedback, self education, Cognitive-behavioral therapy,. Social skills training. Try to create an “ADHD-friendly” environment in your home. . Homeopathy is big business. It is an industry full of scam. I would look into this more before you embrace this without another approach to compliment it. To start out setting him up for failure is the opposite of what you need to do for him right now. Good luck
Your son already knows there is something very different about him. He just doesn’t know what it is and he may scared. He needs to know that he is okay and his nervous system is wired up a little differently. About the homeopathic medicine -I would like to use the phrase of the psychologist on Oprah “How’s it working for ya?” because if it isn’t, why keep doing it? Seek more help, much more help. Do some research on adolescence and untreated ADHD if you want to get a scare.