My son may have passive ADD. Cant find info on net. He is never hyperactive/impulsive. Need help before drugs!

Question

I have made an appointment to take him to a specialist for testing but that is ages away and I need some reassurance/advice/information now. Just wondered if anyone was in, or had been through, a similar experience. He is a good kid, easy going and wants to please but now he is in grade 6 (and after me being at the school every year for all previous school years trying to find out why he was having problems with school work - to no avail). Finally we have a teacher just out of uni who has picked up on his "learning difficulty", spacey dreamy nature, inability to analyse or process information given, bad spelling and punctuation, messy writing, poor fine motor skills, lack of motivation". I am worried about him and am trying to find out as much as I can. Any advice/feedback appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

I teach special education so all of my students have learning difficulty. One of the best things that you (and the teacher) can do is to break down requests into smaller steps. Instead of "do page 20 in your math book", which will overwhelm a student who is struggling, have him do five problems and then show them to you (or the teacher). Once they have been checked, then have him do five more, and so on. The number of problems can be gradually increased. If you want him to clean his room, tell him to make his bed. Then once that is done, tell him to pick up his clothes and put them in the hamper, breaking it into smaller steps will help keep him focused (he won't be distracted with so many things to remember) and won't overwhelm him.

Answer 2

I have a son who is mildly ADD and has been classed as a dreamer. I put him on Flax Seed oil, also commonly known as Linseed Oil. It has all the good fish oils in it and it really does help the brain to function better.

when my son takes 1 dessertspoon twice a day he improves tremendously. and it is really good for many reasons - helps lubricate joints, contributes towards fighting arthritis, etc. You can't go wrong with it.

Answer 3

Hi. Try homeopathy, thay can get wonderful  results, they use very mild remedies with no side effects. Do your homework first though and try and find one that has experience with these kind of disorders, i.e, autism, aspergers etc. Are you in Australia? Best of luck

Answer 4

I have a son and daugther  who have ADHD and they as yper they also  classed as a dreamer. they take ritalin la in the moring and it helps them out  a lot

Answer 5

borntoexplore.org/whatisadd.htm

Answer 6

before you start believing this new teacher straight out of the university just think about how much she doesnt know. does she have much experience in ADD? What was her major focus in school..and how much real-life experience does she have?? Everyone now a days wants to jump on an ADD conclusion but thats rarely the case. Have you considered that your child might have a learning disability and when he finds something difficult he spaces out? Before you see a specialist take him to a Sylvan Learning Center where they can evaluate his performance based on general topics taught at school. Also through them you will be aware of different learning styles (something the teacher should have picked up on and tried before giving you an ADD conclusion) that might work better for your son other than the conventional methods taught at his school.