Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

[si_ako]

Hi aaron gabriel, below is a description of adhd. actually deciding if a child has ADHD is a several step process. There is no single test to diagnose ADHD. One step of the process involve exams by a specialist, behavioral pediatrician, neurodevelopmental pedia or a sped professional. Another way is by examining your child very well and make a checklist of his acts and manners everyday and compare them if really exists with an adhd child.

You may join the above mentioned group so that you'll learn a lot about adhd. I hope that everything will turn out okay.

What is ADHD?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. It is sometimes referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), and, in some cases, are overly active.

What are some of the signs of ADHD?
It is normal for children, at one time or another, to have trouble focusing and behaving. However, in children with ADHD, the symptoms continue instead of getting better, and they can make learning very difficult.

A child with ADHD might:

have a hard time paying attention and daydream a lot
not seem to listen
be easily distracted from schoolwork or play
forget things
be in constant motion or unable to stay seated
squirm or fidget
talk too much
not be able to play quietly
act and speak without thinking
have trouble taking turns
interrupt others

[si_ako]

my son is taking fish oil capsule already, almost 2 weeks na rin. i bought it in healthy options, nature's way ang brand and it costs almost P1,300. we're hoping na makatulong talaga for him so that we can reduce his occupational therapy to just once a week. and honestly, kahit kaya pa ng konti, medyo mahirap na rin sa dami ng gastos, sana makayanan namin.

[KikayC]

have you tried "gluten free" diet? they say that it really helps people with ADHD.

this BOOK helps daw.

[si_ako]

thanks Sis, i will check that book, sounds very interesting, but i think it's not available locally. i might order it online though.

[martedi]

my son is always suspected on having ADHD, because he is so hyperactive and would tend to do many things at the same time. would you please refer me to a doctor para ma-diagnose kung meron nga sya?i also worry about my son...para magamot din sya, if ever meron nga syang ADHD...thanks!

[si_ako]

hi Sis! how old is your son? what's the feedback of his teachers?

for developmental pedia, you may inquire at medical city or st lukes kung ano mas malapit sayo. my son's doctor is Dra. Eusebio of st lukes pero meron din syang clinic in qc. here's her secretary's contact#: 09172413396

better to set an appointment. medyo mahal lang talaga ang fee ng mga ganitong doctors around P2k-2500. update Sis ha.

[BryanGomez]

Hi aaron gabriel, below is a description of adhd. actually deciding if a child has ADHD is a several step process. There is no single test to diagnose ADHD. One step of the process involve exams by a specialist, behavioral pediatrician, neurodevelopmental pedia or a sped professional. Another way is by examining your child very well and make a checklist of his acts and manners everyday and compare them if really exists with an adhd child.

You may join the above mentioned group so that you'll learn a lot about adhd. I hope that everything will turn out okay.

What is ADHD?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. It is sometimes referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), and, in some cases, are overly active.

What are some of the signs of ADHD?
It is normal for children, at one time or another, to have trouble focusing and behaving. However, in children with ADHD, the symptoms continue instead of getting better, and they can make learning very difficult.

A child with ADHD might:

have a hard time paying attention and daydream a lot
not seem to listen
be easily distracted from schoolwork or play
forget things
be in constant motion or unable to stay seated
squirm or fidget
talk too much
not be able to play quietly
act and speak without thinking
have trouble taking turns
interrupt others

We are in the initial stage of determining whether my son has ADHD, most of the signs mentioned above are visible with him. but i don't like to accept the idea that he has adhd, iniisip ko bata lang kaya magulo and since he is a boy...the more its ok for me. but lately, his teachers are telling us to try and have my son checked by a professional and i admit, i really hate the idea thinking that my son is "ill". yesterday, my wife brought him to a specialist and was given CONCERTA as a medication to reduce his hyperactivity, again im not comfortable introducing him to medication. he's only in the second grade. any thoughts on Concerta?

Any feedback, we are still looking for second opinion, its very difficult to get an appointment with hospital's like St. Lukes and MEdical City, the nearest sched we can get is dec 2011 and march 2012.

[Ice Burn]

Haaay, my eldest son did inherit my husband's ADHD. He's 3 and already doing occupational therapy 2x a week.

[BryanGomez]

Haaay, my eldest son did inherit my husband's ADHD. He's 3 and already doing occupational therapy 2x a week.

how did you confirm that he has adhd? saan ospital po kayo nagpacheck? is it in manila?

[Ice Burn]

My son is under the care of Dr. Francis Dimalanta. He holds office in St. Lukes Fort. He's the best in the country and really understands ADHD in children because he has ADHD himself.

Here's his FB page on Developmental Pediatrics
http://www.facebook.com/DrD.Pediatrics

You can contact his secretary for an appointment. But you might have to wait a while to get an appointment with him. Contact details here:

http://www.facebook.com/DrD.Pediatrics?sk=info

[BryanGomez]

My son is under the care of Dr. Francis Dimalanta. He holds office in St. Lukes Fort. He's the best in the country and really understands ADHD in children because he has ADHD himself.

Here's his FB page on Developmental Pediatrics
http://www.facebook.com/DrD.Pediatrics

You can contact his secretary for an appointment. But you might have to wait a while to get an appointment with him. Contact details here:

http://www.facebook.com/DrD.Pediatrics?sk=info

Thanks Ice Burn. we will try to get in touch with him.

[dimsum888]

Hi aaron gabriel, below is a description of adhd. actually deciding if a child has ADHD is a several step process. There is no single test to diagnose ADHD. One step of the process involve exams by a specialist, behavioral pediatrician, neurodevelopmental pedia or a sped professional. Another way is by examining your child very well and make a checklist of his acts and manners everyday and compare them if really exists with an adhd child.

You may join the above mentioned group so that you'll learn a lot about adhd. I hope that everything will turn out okay.

What is ADHD?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. It is sometimes referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), and, in some cases, are overly active.

What are some of the signs of ADHD?
It is normal for children, at one time or another, to have trouble focusing and behaving. However, in children with ADHD, the symptoms continue instead of getting better, and they can make learning very difficult.

A child with ADHD might:

have a hard time paying attention and daydream a lot
not seem to listen
be easily distracted from schoolwork or play
forget things
be in constant motion or unable to stay seated
squirm or fidget
talk too much
not be able to play quietly
act and speak without thinking
have trouble taking turns
interrupt others

my son have all these signs kaya his pedia was always telling us na i pa check baka raw kasi may ADHD. so ayun pina check namin sa PCMC by an specialist and good thing di naman daw ADHD but will lead to daw pag pinabayaan.
nung nag start na sya mag school at age 5, di pa rin nagbago behavior so advice ng mga teachers i OT daw. my son was in therapy for 2 months and meron naman improvement sabi ng mga teachers nya tapos hiniwalay na rin sya sa mga bata with the same symptoms, mind you meron pa pala mas malala sa anak ko.
yung school ng anak ko also accepts autistic children.

[BryanGomez]

my son have all these signs kaya his pedia was always telling us na i pa check baka raw kasi may ADHD. so ayun pina check namin sa PCMC by an specialist and good thing di naman daw ADHD but will lead to daw pag pinabayaan.
nung nag start na sya mag school at age 5, di pa rin nagbago behavior so advice ng mga teachers i OT daw. my son was in therapy for 2 months and meron naman improvement sabi ng mga teachers nya tapos hiniwalay na rin sya sa mga bata with the same symptoms, mind you meron pa pala mas malala sa anak ko.
yung school ng anak ko also accepts autistic children.

good for you. my son's school (montessori system) is not that supportive. at first, they are consistently telling us to have our son checked by a professional. and when finally we had him checked and found that he has a mild ADHD, they said they can't give special or extra attention to my son. actually were not asking for special attention, just a little leeway consideration. too bad i am not around to help my wife talk to the school owner. now i am thinking of transferring my son to a better school. btw, whats the name of your kid's school?

[Sweetkay]

My son goes to Father Angelico Lipani. They are very supportive. My son is on the honor roll and they really work hand in hand with the parents.

[BryanGomez]

My son goes to Father Angelico Lipani. They are very supportive. My son is on the honor roll and they really work hand in hand with the parents.

May I ask where is this school? We plan to transfer my son to OPTIMUS, it in Rizal Province.

[BryanGomez]

My son goes to Father Angelico Lipani. They are very supportive. My son is on the honor roll and they really work hand in hand with the parents.

if i googled it right, it's in las pinas, which is quiet far from our place...

Thanks for the info Sweetkay!

[Sweetkay]

Find a school. Then talk to the admins first. Tell them your kid has ADHD. What is their stand, what is their take? Before I entered my son, this is what I asked. I really interviewed the admin. It was the other way around. I wanted to make sure they were worthy of my son entering their school.

Babayaran ko sila to educate my son. Dapat kaya nila ihandle. It's been a great relationship with FALS.

I hope you find the right one. Also, for your kid, find his niche. My son has a penchant for puzzles and activity books. Also, they work better when you keep repeating again and again things. Nakakapagod, nakakatuyo ng dugo, nakakafrustrate. But at the end of the way, its all worth it.

[BryanGomez]

Find a school. Then talk to the admins first. Tell them your kid has ADHD. What is their stand, what is their take? Before I entered my son, this is what I asked. I really interviewed the admin. It was the other way around. I wanted to make sure they were worthy of my son entering their school.

Babayaran ko sila to educate my son. Dapat kaya nila ihandle. It's been a great relationship with FALS.

I hope you find the right one. Also, for your kid, find his niche. My son has a penchant for puzzles and activity books. Also, they work better when you keep repeating again and again things. Nakakapagod, nakakatuyo ng dugo, nakakafrustrate. But at the end of the way, its all worth it.

Actually, when we enrolled my son to his school now, we didnt know that he has ADHD. all i thought was malikot, since lalake naman ang anak ko,, i said, what the heck, lalake kasi yan kaya malikot let it be. had i known before, i could have or my wife could have done the same thing, as what you did. to add to my frustration, they constantly ask us to have our son checked by a professional, and now that we discovered the real score, they said they dont have the facility to do it, since the class is around 37 kids, they cant give special attention to my kid. anyhow, we already found a good school for kids with adhd. that's where my son is having his OT now. next school year we plan to enrol him there.

will it be like this forever? or the behavioral problem will be corrected?

[Ice Burn]

I'm considering the following schools for my son.

Domuschola International School (Ortigas) - they accept 2-3 high functioning ADHD/Aspergers per class, pending evaluation and pedia recommendations. Classes are small only 15-18 per class.

Britesparks International School (Near Eastwood) - same as Domuschola

WordLab (New Manila) - School for students with Dyslexia and other learning disabilities. They do an initial assessment which costs around P2k and work out a program for your kids.

Explorations (Mandaluyong) - I haven't scheduled a meeting with them yet but this school is highly recommended by some of my friends whose kids have ADHD

Community of Learners (Cubao) - Progressive school, also recommended by several of my friends. Supposedly rated best progressive preschool.

NS Montessori (BF Homes QC) - Well I went to this school and I personally know that this school is very good. They accept high functioning kids with learning disabilities. My only problem is as much as I would like to send him to my old school, location is an issue unless I allow my kids to live with the grandparents.

[Ice Burn]

will it be like this forever? or the behavioral problem will be corrected?

Unfortunately yes. Don't think of it as a behavioral problem. It's not. ADD/ADHD is caused by a chemical imbalance. But the symptoms can be managed bu ADD/ADHD will always be there.

I would suggest to check out this site, http://www.additudemag.com/

It's been very helpful in making me understand my husband who has ADD. The site is also very helpful for me in dealing with my ADHD son.

My husband has managed his symptoms through the years. He took Ritalin some years back but hated the side effects. He recently started on Concerta to help him with his ADD as from time to time, it truly becomes taxing especially when he needs to concentrate and finish up tasks. I actually like the effect of concerta on him, he actually manages to finish household tasks unlike before where he gets distracted before he finishes and moves off to start another project.

Maybe if your son's ADHD is severe you can discuss medical options like Concerta or Ritalin.