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.
I was diagnosed at 8 and I was put on dexadrin, ritalin, concerta, and a homeopathic remedy. I built a resistance to 3 within months of starting them, and had to prove to my mom that homeopathy is bs by tossing my dose of the remedy without telling her for months and then asking her if she was still seeing a difference in my behavior, then had to explain how the placebo effect worked. I didn’t really know how to devwlop coping mechanismd until I was an adult, so my ADHD made my childhood more difficult than it needed to be.
No doctors ever told me, so when I eventually found out the root cause of ADHD symptoms when I was in my mid 20’s, dopamine getting absorbed by the brain at an increased rate so the dopamine production can’t keep up, I realized I just needed an additional source of dopamine to keep me on track. Audiobooks have been an absolute godsend in that regard for me, but other people use music or snacks. It doesn’t fix everything, but it does keep my mental health a lot more balanced, so I don’t hyperfocus or have my focus wander as extremely because I eliminate a lot of time where I don’t have enough dopamine.
I would recommend going for a diagnosis, even if it’s just so you know for sure and can look up coping strategies people are using, and potential tax benefits as well. You can always try medication as well, or even just do meds on days you need your kid to focus, and leave them unmedicated otherwise.