Edit: I just realized this is more a meme community, if this is not allowed please remove my question
My wife has ADHD, she was officially diagnosed. I never got tested but I would not at all be surprised if I have ADD or ADHD.
My son is almost 6 and I think it’s very possible he will develop ADHD.
At school he is the ony child that has his own little desk, because he gets very distracted working in a group.
At home he can completely get absorbed in something he does, like lego or watching tv. To the point where I have to turn the TV off to ask him a question (otherwise he just doesn’t respond at all). He forgets to eat or drink when we don’t ask him multiple times.
I would like to hear from people that have ADHD, what would you have liked your parents would have done when you where really young?
For example would you think it’s better to try to get a diagnose asap or would it be better to wait until he is older?
What other things could work to get daily things done? Like getting dressed without me having to ask 16 times.
Stigma? I would have killed for a diagnosis when I was young. It would have made my school life so much better, I wouldn’t have wondered why I couldn’t do what my peers did in half the time.
You don’t need to medicate but at least explain to your daughter why she might be different and help with some coping mechanisms. I was never given that chance because my parents decided that I didn’t need the “stigma”.
Yeah, stigma. Your experience doesn’t invalidate mine.
If it interferes with her school, we’ll probably have her tested. She may not even have it, and there’s no rush. For now she just gets to be who she is, no labels.