Attention Deficit Disorder Survey

[Laura]

Hi, my name is Laura and I conducting my master thesis research on ADD/ADHD. I was wondering if there is anyone out there that is willing to fill out a short 3-5 minute survey. There are two surveys One for parents of an ADD/ADHD child or a teacher of an ADD/ADHD student(s).

I have set the form up as an on-line Microsoft Word form. This can be emailed, saved, and returned, or you can go to my website and fill out either survey there. It only takes a few minutes and all information is confidential.

http://hstrial-LHarris7.homestead.com/

Thanks for your consideration.

[MikeS]

I would be interested in filling out the teacher one for you.

[Laura]

Hello Mike,

Thanks for filling out the survey. I already sent you an email, but I have finished the website and thought I would give you the link.

http://hstrial-LHarris7.homestead.com/

Thanks again, I really appreciate all the information I can gather.

Laura

[BigDaddyTeacher]

I'm curious to know what your paper's thesis is - it's difficult to tell based on the survey you've created.

BDT

[llharris]

Hi Mike,

The basis of my thesis is to determine if parents and teachers are "seeing" the same things professionals state are symptoms and implications of attention deficit. The questions are based on their findings.

I ask parents and teachers for input and ideas on how they deal with these children/students to see what works and what doesn't so I can give insight to both to better help their children and students.

Also, I am trying to determine if parents and teachers are working together to make the learning experience the best it can be for these children.

Let me know if you have any other questions, I will be happy to answer what I can.

Laura

[BigDaddyTeacher]

Laura - that last post was from me, not Mike.

Good luck in your research. By coincidence, I am also doing an ADD/ADHD research project for my masters thesis. Small World! If you'd like, I would be willing to send you my reference pages by email if you're looking for more info. Please let me know.

BDT - Dennis

[megs]

I am a 37 year old mother with a 7 year old son with ADD. i am not happy with the percribed medication he is given, when he takes it he turns into a zomby! so i would be very happy to help out.

[Megan]

its me again can you please send it to golfpunk_81@hotmail.com

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

I am a 37 year old mother with a 7 year old son with ADD. i am not happy with the percribed medication he is given, when he takes it he turns into a zomby! so i would be very happy to help out.

well, the way I see it, you have 2 choices....

turn him into a zombie with drugs to simple tranquilize him (preventing his bad behavior in class)

or... (and bear with me, it's a novel approach, very controversial, and never been tested before but you could actually)


JUST DISCIPLINE YOUR KID AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOPING UP YOUR KID.

I know, I know, what a novel idea. Why hasn't anyone else ever thought about this before? :rolleyes:

[Unregistered]

Oddly, the 37-year old mom didn't mention any bad behavior in class, CNO.

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

Oddly, the 37-year old mom didn't mention any bad behavior in class, CNO.


probably in denial. Afterall, it's not her kid's fault they can't control their classroom behavior, they have a placebo diagnosis that says so. :rolleyes:

[Unregistered]

Really? How would you have any idea?

She does say "ADD" not "ADHD". There could be no behaviors to discipline.

[Unregistered]

I just have a story about a student at our school, his behavior, his parent's reaction, and the outcome. This family has two children. The older child I had in class. At that time, the mother told me that she and her husband did not believe in discipline. Several years later, the younger sibling came to us. He was not in my class, but I had plenty of dealings with him. His behavior was horrible. He made his older sibling look like a saint. One time he pooped his pants on purpose, yelled at the teacher that it was his fault, and then brought back the toilet paper from the restroom with the poop on it. In addition, he kicked, hit, called names, ruined other student's work, and I could go on.
Toward the end of the year, the grade level was to take a field trip. This child's teacher was concerned about this child's behavior on the field trip. He asked the mother to go. The mother said that this would not help, that the child would simply run away from her. The decision was made to not allow the child to go on the field trip.
The mother not only kept that child home that day, but took him to a movie, and out to his favorite pizza place, so he would not feel bad.
He went on to the next grade. The behavior immediately began again. Now, I don't know the exact details here, but very soon I heard he was on medication.
So, if I understand all this, the parent's would rather have this child on medicine than try just good strong discipline first (I recommend a good spanking, but no one is listening to me). This is unbelievable to me.
Our society is so drug happy, and so hurting our children's self-esteem, that we would rather medicate our children than try displine them. Unbelievable!

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

I just have a story about a student at our school, his behavior, his parent's reaction, and the outcome. This family has two children. The older child I had in class. At that time, the mother told me that she and her husband did not believe in discipline. Several years later, the younger sibling came to us. He was not in my class, but I had plenty of dealings with him. His behavior was horrible. He made his older sibling look like a saint. One time he pooped his pants on purpose, yelled at the teacher that it was his fault, and then brought back the toilet paper from the restroom with the poop on it. In addition, he kicked, hit, called names, ruined other student's work, and I could go on.
Toward the end of the year, the grade level was to take a field trip. This child's teacher was concerned about this child's behavior on the field trip. He asked the mother to go. The mother said that this would not help, that the child would simply run away from her. The decision was made to not allow the child to go on the field trip.
The mother not only kept that child home that day, but took him to a movie, and out to his favorite pizza place, so he would not feel bad.
He went on to the next grade. The behavior immediately began again. Now, I don't know the exact details here, but very soon I heard he was on medication.
So, if I understand all this, the parent's would rather have this child on medicine than try just good strong discipline first (I recommend a good spanking, but no one is listening to me). This is unbelievable to me.
Our society is so drug happy, and so hurting our children's self-esteem, that we would rather medicate our children than try displine them. Unbelievable!

That, unfortunately, is typical more and more nowadays, instead of being the exception.

Stories like THAT are exactly why I post the way I post on this topic. IEP's are NOT for that kind of kid. They are for kids that have brain injuries, downs syndrome, physical handicaps, NOT for kids who just don't want to behave or for parents who simply don't have a clue how to parent.

[Chemfemme205]

HDADD --- High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. Students with this condition can barely pay attention, but when they do, it's AMAZING how clear things are!!

(a Steven Wright joke)

[Unregistered]

I'm a little ticked about the comment made by the person that said the choice was to either "sedate the child (actually I think he/she said tranquilize) or discipline the child"

This person obviously doesn't understand the disorder. I have three children, one with severe ADHD, one with ADD and one who seems to be the "perfect child". All children have the same rules and expectations applied to them. All children recieve the same discipline/punishment. Yet, the child with ADHD would/did recieve about three times as many spankings prior to his disorder being diagnosed. I, of course feel terrible now, but as someone who didn't understand the disorder, I thought too, that it was his "bad" behaviour that created his own reprocautions. I now realize that a child with ADD/ADHD has not learned to slow their mind. For them it is like watching everything around them in FF.

Further more, most parents, once they realize they have a child with ADD/ADHD want to help them with out giving them meds. I tried everything from changing their diets. (Including removing all processed food and red food dyes) to giving them chamomile (which is suppose to calm your body naturally). Finally, I realized that it was in my childs best interest to medicate him during the school year. He has went from C's & D's to A's & B's with no behavioural issues.

I suggest the parent talk to the doctor about changing the childs meds. There are plenty of medicines out there for this type of disorder and they are not intended to make them zoombies or change their personality. It could also be that the child's dosage is too high. Again, talk to your doctor.

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

all that story tells me is your behavior plan at home was sub-par to begin with. Your perfect child simply chose to be good while the others realized that they didn't have to behave.

and now, you simply medicate the symptoms away instead of managing the behavior. You have tranquilized your kid into a zombie. You phail as a parent

[Unregistered]

To Chocolate New Orleans: you are a very ignorant human being. I suggest you either walk in someone else's shoes or do research before you post on these forums. You are embarrassing yourself.

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

I am a 37 year old mother with a 7 year old son with ADD. i am not happy with the percribed medication he is given, when he takes it he turns into a zomby! so i would be very happy to help out.

if he's not zombie-like, then you might actually have to parent and discipline the misbehaving child, and since he is on behavior modifying drugs in the first place tells me that parenting isn't your strong suit to begin with. :rolleyes:

[Unregistered]

CNO, after it being pointed out how faulty your first post was based on the assumption of behaviors that needed disciplinary correction, you decide to post another response months later? Guess I'll just have to slam you again.

You are not a doctor, correct? You are therefore not qualified to diagnose potential medical issues at all. You are particularly unqualified to diagnose them based on a 3-sentence post written on the internet. In fact, if you WERE a doctor it would be malpractice.

And yes, I think ADD is overdiagnosed. But I'm not about to tell anyone that their child doesn't have it based on this.

[Chocolate_New_Orleans]

boy I'm slammed :rolleyes: