Category Archives: ADHD

ADHD

Posted on April 22, 2008 by pgold

Now that the seders are over, I can get back to writing more frequently. I will post about our seders tomorrow, but today I want to concentrate on Avi and ADHD. School has been a nightmare.  He is basically doing … Continue reading →

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Trying to move on

Posted on March 28, 2008 by pgold

Avi went to the neurologist today and we are going to try to up his Adderall doesage.  We’ll do that for a few weeks and see what happens.  I hope it helps, as Avi i starting to shut down in … Continue reading →

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Rough times

Posted on March 27, 2008 by pgold

I did not want to go two days without writing in my blog so here is a quick post. The past few days have been difficult for Avi. On Friday, Monday and Tuesday he caused enough trouble in class that … Continue reading →

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Sometimes drugs are not enough

Posted on March 24, 2008 by pgold

Avi had a very difficult day on Saturday.  We went to Synagogue like we do every Saturday morning.  Usually Avi, Shayna and I go earlier and mkm and Noam come a bit later.  Our Synagogue has a lot of age … Continue reading →

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Avi and The Beatles

Posted on March 11, 2008 by pgold

So today my regular daily post and the song of the day are combined into one posting. All three of my kids love music and given my particular obsession, they of course have a love of The Beatles. Recently, we … Continue reading →

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Fever

Posted on March 10, 2008 by pgold

Yesterday, my middle son Noam had a fever.  Noam is a very special boy and unfortunately due to the cosmic luck of the draw, he was born in between our other two children.  He is a typical middle child.  So … Continue reading →

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Its been a tough week

Posted on March 6, 2008 by pgold

Mykidsmom and I have been struggling to figure out what to do about Avi’s schooling. Right now, Avi is in first grade at The Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley in East Brunswick, NJ. He is mostly happy here … Continue reading →

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Yesterday was a great day

Posted on March 3, 2008 by pgold

Yesterday was a great day. As will be seen here over time, my eldest son, Avi, has been diagnosed recently with ADHD and ODD. Among other things, he has great trouble not getting his way and (relevant to this post) … Continue reading →

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