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Quote: Originally Posted by inattentiveprof I have to say this thread doesn't make for satisfying reading. Yes, it doesn't make for very satisfying living either. Quote: Originally Posted by inattentiveprof Obviously you have to make the best of a difficult situation however you go. But you have to weigh up very difficult factors and it doesn't help most of the comments could have come from a cheering team. As the receiver of...

4th grade and 5th grade were a nightmare for my granddaughter and I. At least 3 days a week she would get off the bus and when I asked her if she had any homework to get started on - she'd suddenly remember that she left some of it at school. So we'd jump into gramma's minivan real quick and rush back to school so she could get into the classroom and get her homework out of her desk before the teacher locked the classroom and...

The problem that I have with Quackwatch is often their logic is not valid. The author goes on to say that SID is probably not real. Then says that it is probably just due to anxiety, without giving any justification for that theory. My current therapist for my daughter just believes that it is related to the development of the nervous system. He feels that for these kids their nervous system development is behind most other people, making them...

I have a dead bolt on my door. I have a rule, that works everytime. I lock the door with the key everytime, and in doing so I don't forget my key. Before I made this rule I would get locked out because I forgot my key. Now when I forget my key, I can't lock the door. So now and I go back in and get my key. Sometimes I forget my key, come out, realise I forgot my key, because I can't lock my door, go inside to get my key, (forget...

Will keep that in mind, RHW. In other ventures around the house, notes and other visual reminders have not worked well once the novelty wears off, they just get ignored. I suppose we should rotate them to keep them effective. Maybe an auditory reminder would work well too...hmmmm.... Well, I did WD40 the latch on the door, and its more than just a flap now, so even if it's not locked at least the kids should not just stroll out. Something...

Quote: Originally Posted by julesjampot She may be doing this but she has no friends because she bullies or tries to control them has no switch off button so constantly is being loud and obnoxious with them Have you tried counseling or a good therapist she can relate to? Social skills are taught and some of us need more help than others.

I have been wanting to post here regularly so I would get in a daily habit of finding something I'm proud about him even though our relationship is going through a really tough time right now. Out of the blue, I heard my DS16 explain to his dad that boring assignments give him a difficult time. If the subject is interesting to him, he can sail through with flying colors but he has a hard time forcing himself through assignments that he...

Wind chimes! geez why didn't I think of this before? I always forget to lock a door behind me, and then leave the keys behind anyways, so I hang windchines above the doorway. The jingling tells me to lock the door and make sure I have my keys.

Quote: Originally Posted by FunnyHead What about ODD children who sniff gas, get drunk, use various amounts of different drugs. Become Addicted. Destroy the familly with lies and distruction. I really like the post but don't under estimate the dangers of ODD. FH ODD is really more of a description of behaviors than a true disorder and can be involved with a lot of issues. In children PTSD can result in oppositional behaviors. Adjustment...

Quote: Originally Posted by KDLMaj There's no way to "prove" heritability for the vast majority of things you'd look into, unfortunately. But research indicates that ADHD is over 90% heritable. In fact, it appears to be more tied to genetics than intelligence and height. It seems to have several possible causes, but many of the suspected ones center around a particular group of mutations that affect the number of dopamine...