Comments on: Home Remedy

By: Lisa Lilienthal

Lisa Lilienthal — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:35:10 +0000

Mountain Dew for a 5-year-old?!?!?! Glad you trusted your mama gut. I agree with the poster who said that maturation helps -

By: starrlife

starrlife — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:23:38 +0000

My 2 cents… sometimes kids with DS have sensory issues that look alot like ADD (without hyperactivity). My daughter had a hard time particularly in circle time or lengthy didactic sessions. She did better with either chewing gum (great focuser activity) or with a pad of paper to scribble on. Also, we set it up so that she could leave the focused attention requiring activities in class when she got very restless to do a brief ( 5 min) physical activity (ie. bouncing a ball). I think that there can be disparities between where our kids might be typical and where there are some areas/spots where they are just a bit immature and attention is one of those areas? Does that make any sense? It’s 12:20 and my pain meds are kicking in (but not enough to stop the pain, lol).
I guess the point is not to be too hasty about thinking about her as though she has ADD. Can she sit at home and do an activity for a length of time? Can she sit at the dinner table? Evaluation has to be across the board…
Sorry- I’m such a bore when there are diagnosis issues!

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:49:45 +0000

Hi, been following your blog for a while now (read every day) and here’s my little bit of advice:

the mother of our 3 god-sons gives them “Zinplex” – Zinc combination – when they get hyper and it works like a bomb! It calms them down so that they can concentrate and it’s a natural supplement.

Not sure about how it’s going to work with Sophie, but maybe worth a try?

By: Cheri

Cheri — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:25:58 +0000

Maybe the strong spirit, glass of wine, or cup of coffee is intended for the mother of the wandering girl…

By: Terry Greene Sterling

Terry Greene Sterling — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:47:00 +0000

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I think we all have adhd.
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