San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 3/28/2013 9:14 am - 3/29/2013
1. Re:Need therapist for ADHD (vbaloghrosenthal)
2. RE: [sfpom_general] Need therapist for ADHD (rockchalk90)
Topic: Need therapist for ADHD
Hello, does anyone have a child with ADHD and do you have a
therapist that you can...
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1. vbaloghrosenthal says...
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3/28/2013 3:03 pm
More info is needed to answer your question. How old is
your child? Was he or she diagnosed after being tested
by an expert qualified in the field? Could it be the
wrong school for your child? Some schools just want the
child to take meds to make their job as teachers
easier. The particular school environment is also a
factor. My son was once in a classroom that was so
chaotic that it was hard for me to read a newspaper at
the back of the room -- he was clearly not going to
succeed there. (That same teacher also dealt with kids
who misbehaved by banning them from recess -- the one
place they could let off steam.) In addition, the
collaborative learning that is now the fashion where
kids work in groups can be particularly challenging for
distraction-prone kids with ADHD.A therapist is not the
first line of defense. You need a whole incentive-based
behavior plan that the school buys into. UCSF's HALP
Clinic has a class with separate sections for both kids
and parents. In addition, try to support something
your child is really good at. My son was awesome at
skateboarding, so we actually got him a private coach.
This was a lifeline for him -- kids with ADHD get told
so often what they are doing wrong that some hobby that
brings them positive acknowledgement is imperative for
their self esteem. Let me know if you'd like any more
info. Best of luck, Virginia
Balogh-Rosenthalvbaloghrosenthal@comcast.net415-336-8487
Email author: vbaloghrosenthal@comcast.net
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2. rockchalk90 says...
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3/28/2013 4:55 pm
Yes, the child is 8 years old and has been diagnosed.
i am asking on behalf of his mom. He goes to the
french school the Lycee Francais. From:
sfpom_general@lists.bigtent.com To:
rockchalk90@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [sfpom_general]
Need therapist for ADHD - Ref#77047585 Date: Thu, 28
Mar 2013 15:06:02 -0700 Virginia Balogh-Rosenthal
commented: More info is needed to answer your question.
How old is your child? Was he or she diagnosed after
being tested by an expert qualified in the field?
Could it be the wrong school for your child? Some
schools just want the child to take meds to make their
job as teachers easier. The particular school
environment is also a factor. My son was once in a
classroom that was so chaotic that it was hard for me
to read a newspaper at the back of the room -- he was
clearly not going to succeed there. (That same teacher
also dealt with kids who misbehaved by banning them
from recess -- the one place they could let off steam.)
In addition, the collaborative learning that is now the
fashion where kids work in groups can be particularly
challenging for distraction-prone kids with ADHD. A
therapist is not the first line of defense. You need a
whole incentive-based behavior plan that the school
buys into. UCSF's HALP Clinic has a class with separate
sections for both kids and parents. In addition, try
to support something your child is really good at. My
son was awesome at skateboarding, so we actually got
him a private coach. This was a lifeline for him --
kids with ADHD get told so often what they are doing
wrong that some hobby that brings them positive
acknowledgement is imperative for their self esteem.
Let me know if you'd like any more info. Best of luck,
Virginia Balogh-Rosenthal vbaloghrosenthal@comcast.net
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