Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ADHD help!

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Expert: Christine D. DeLoatch, MA CCC-SLP - 4/22/2004


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My daughter will be 10 next month; she was diagnosed as being ADHD 2 years ago.  Lately she has outbursts at the mall, she wants something and she wants it now.  Some days are good and others are very hard.  She is aggressive, impulsive.  I have to make her other appointments with he pediatrician.  She is very hard to control in public.  What can I do to help her and make it easier for all of us?

Thank you for your time and information.

Nathalie Rowe


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Dear Nathalie,

Thanks for asking me your questions.  I apologize for the lateness of this response.  Although there are many suggestions out there, I'd have to know the methods you have already tried.  What consequences you have put in place?  Is she allowed to go to the mall at all now?
Are there any problems at school?  Is she taking any medication?  What type and for how long?  All of these factors make a difference in how to parent your daughter at this stage.  Does you daughter seem aware of what other people see when she is in meltdown mode?

Once again I apologize for the lateness of this response.  Feel free to e-mail me with some of the answers so that I can make appropriate suggestions for your individual situation.  

Sincerely,

Christine

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Christine D. DeLoatch, MA CCC-SLP

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My expertise is both personal and professional. I am an adult with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, and I am an ASHA certified Speech-language pathologist. I worked in the school system, giving direct theraputic servies to children with both language difficulties and attention deficit disorder. (I am very familiar with the IEP process and the IDEA.)I have consulted on-line, in person and via the telephone with a number of parents of children with ADD.

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My area of expertise lies in my holistic approach to ADD and other similar neurologically-based conditions including Non-verbal learning disorders. I am a researcher of medical treatments, studies regarding concrete documentation of the geographical differences in the "ADD" brain (PET scans, SPECT scans, etc.) herbal treatments, functional organizational strategies for children and adults (stuff that'll get you through the day; sensory techniques for relaxation and stress relief; and organizational tools - from the technological to the home-grown type. I am also a researcher of other conditions that are frequently co-existing with ADD. I have read extensively about women's issues and am an empathetic individal who would like to share strength, hope, experience and education.

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I hold a Certificate of Clinical Competency issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

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