Finding Success with ADHD
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An ADHD family friendly household is one in which family members are patient with one another and solution focused. There are also proactive ways to structure and organize the house to help minimize ADHD symptoms, reduce stress, make success more frequent and family life much happier.
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"Do you find that the individual identified as having ADHD is given the burden of changing or being the 'different one' in the family?"
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It is simply not true that poor parenting causes ADHD. But parents have had to deal with this inaccurate assumption for a long time. It’s hurtful, embarrassing and creates feelings of self doubt in parents.
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“My 9-year-old son has ADHD and is an only child. Being a single parent, I feel guilty for having to work and wanting some time for myself, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed by his clingy attitude. He's not maturing in this aspect and, coupled with his hyperactivity, I feel like an incompetent mother. He asks for hugs all the time, doesn't let me go to the bathroom without knocking on the door, interrupts conversations...I'm in dire need of better methods to help my son.” --About.com user
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