Daydreamer Son Hates School Need Help

My son has been struggling in school for 4 years now.  He has had trouble since Kindergarten and is now in third grade.  He absolutely hates school.  He has had good teachers that seem concerned about him however, they always say the same thing.  “He is a really sweet kid but does not pay attention”.  All his report cards come back with needs improvement.  My husband and I have him in Kumon which is a math learning center to keep him up on his math so he does not fall behind.  We do see a lot of traits the teachers are seeing at school.  He is easily distracted and he really does not seem to pay attention or be able to follow multi level tasks and has to be reminded constantly to stay on task.  He also has a lot of anxiety and when he is not on a “normal schedule” he worries all day and is very distracted.  We don’t know what to do and feel defeated.  I asked his teacher how he was doing today and she told me he does not seem to be listening still and is distracted.  When he goes to his SSD class to get help they have to re-teach him what the teacher already taught every day.  Can you help us?  We really do not want to put our child on medication for ADD without being sure it is what he needs.

Tiffany VS

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3 Reasons for the Rise in ADHD

(Center of Disease Control)

1. In 1990, SSI pays for each child labeled ADHD and taking medication– by 2009 ADHD is 31% of SSI. ($700 a month per child)

2. In 1991, a Policy Clarification Memorandum adds ADHD to IDEA.

3. In 1997, IDEA, a federal law gives extra education funds for ADHD.

Are Normal Little Kids Being Labeled ADHD?

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ADHD or Active Child Episode 1: What’s ADHD

In this episode we will discuss ADHD with Dr. Guffanti, an international speaker on ADHD, who not only has ADHD, but has its most common associated problems – ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder) and dyslexia. We will peak into the world of the ultimate ADHD insider and discover:


  1. 70% of the children labeled ADHD are misdiagnosed.
  2. The secret that research has discovered about ADHD drugs
  3. What to do if  your doctor has told you your child has ADHD
  4. ADHD from an insiders viewpoint
  5. Dr. Guffanti’s solution approach to treating active kids

Download the episode here (mp3)

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Parenting the ADHD Labeled Child

My Charley Has ADHD Lessons Learned

(Click here for Pat Wyman’s  Super Speller Strategy video)

This video demonstrates many of the common issues about ADHD:

  1. Teachers are the most common referrer for ADHD.
  2. They are more often wrong than right
  3. Teachers are more interested in classroom control than academic results
  4. The parents are very interested in academic results
  5. For better academic results change the way you teach

How did teachers get put in the position of making psychiatric referrals? Why are they so bad at it? Does it help even the few correctly diagnosed? To answer these questions we need to follow the money.

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