Do you know what you're hoping to get out of your ADHD child's treatment? Do you have a treatment plan that shows you how and why you're working on a specific ADHD problem?
There are several important goals to strive for in ADHD treatment. Here are a few.
1. You want to help your ADHD child feel better about himself. Having ADHD is hard. It feels awful to be "different," and ADHD is about as different as you can get without having some noticeable physical difference.
2. You want to help your ADHD child do better in school. Most ADHD kids are very bright, and most ADHD kids are underachievers. I know I was, and my son is.
3. You want to help your ADHD child follow home and classroom rules. Being in trouble all the time is a part of ADHD, and we all know being in trouble feels miserable.
4. You want to help your ADHD child make more friends. Social skills are difficult for kids with ADHD, and they're often lonely. Just making one or two good friends can make a world of difference.
5. You want to reduce the ADHD behaviors that cause problems. This goes back to following home and classroom rules, but it's more than that. You want to help your ADHD child get along in the world, because it's the only world he has to live in, ADHD or not.
If you can reach these goals in your ADHD treatment plan, you'll be on your way to helping your ADHD child live a happier, more successful life.
Angie Dixon is a writer and ADHD mom of an ADHD son, Jack. For a free report on helping your ADHD son, see Angie's site "That's My Son!" at http://www.Raising-the-ADHD-boy.com.
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