I have recently moved in with my sister
and her three children. All ranging from
11-3 years of age. My 9 year old nephew
suffers from bipolarism and adhd. He is
hard to handle alot of the times. He does
everything that he is told not to and he
destroys things and so on. It is getting
to the point that we can't punish him
because he just doesn't get it. Is there
some way that I may be able to get through
to him and help him? I would really
appreciate any advice.. Thank you
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 07-05-04 19:42pm
There ar a lot of good meds and child
psychologists that should be able to
mellow him out some and something is
better than nothing and if he is on meds
then the Dr. Can change them.
Sincerely,
sandy
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 07-10-04 15:42pm
My son also 9 sounds so like your nephew -
meds didn't have any impact at all on him,
I find that being as consistent as
possible works best - although I do keep
trying new things - at the moment I am
trying him on "smart tabs" which help
adhd/concentration/etc etc etc - so far I
haven't noticed any change. I also find
that the busier I keep him the easier it
is for all of us - tv, computer, outings,
playing, holiday centres for play in
school holidays (which we have at the
moment!!) etc.
I have just ordered a ces machine for
myself & from the reading I have done
about them & about sound & light
machines these may also be worth trying -
it's getting him to "do it" though that I
am not sure i'll be able to figure out!!
Good luck
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HLFOLKNER
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 29 Location: arkansas
Posted: 08-31-04 20:17pm
I was a child with adhd and was diagnosed
with bipolar as an adult. I think it is
safe to say I had the bipolar disorder as
a child. I was never destructive but I
was so hyper sometimes that I that my
parents would pull there hair out. Let
me tell you some things they did to help
somewhat with the hyperness. The number
one thing was sweets. Especially anything
with red dye in it. Mom said she could
always tell when someone had given me
sweets at school. Her term was I was
climbing the walls. Another thing is
sports. I loved gymnastics. My mother
put me in gymnastics and I ended up
competing and exceling to a tremendous
level. Individual sports are better b/c
most adhd children have trouble with team
sports. Adhd is a "me" sort of disorder
and sports such as volleyball or
basketball are difficult sports. Yelling
does not get it. If you are loosing your
patience adhd children can sense that.
Take it from me I lived thru it. Time
out works well. Kids can't sit still and
knowing they are going to have to be off
by themselves with nothing to get into is
enough to make them think twice. Doctor
tried to use a stimulate with me for the
adhd and it did nothing. I take an
antidepressant for the adhd and I can
actually keep my thoughts seperated. My
grades were better also. Hope some of
this helped.
