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What's up with Kaleb

This page keeps track of Kalebs progress with ADHD & ADHD meds.

Do you have any helpful comments or suggestions?

(Please only respond if you are family or a friend or deal with ADHD or ADD in yourself, family or profession. title it ADHD.) Thank you.

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Jan. 11, 2002

   Kaleb is still working hard to do the things that is expected of him. Today he had a good day at school. I had been sick and couldn't go to the school for a week, it hurt to talk so his teacher and I had been emailing each other. He is having a problem with lying and I hope to somehow get through this with him. Today was the last day for the report card and I was told that his grades are still low on this one. I hope that we can change that since the next card will start with him on meds from the beginning.  I have been feeling depression so I am looking for something to help me pull out of this so that I can continue to help Kaleb. I can't just allow myself to stay there, Kaleb starts to think that its because of him. I can't let him think that.

   His memory is so hard for him but is better then what it was before. When I say memory, I mean things like if he's told to pick something up, he quickly forgets that he's picking up and begins to play. You can tell when he is caught that he really did forget. This worries me as I know what kind of doors are closed to someone that deals with these kind of things.

Dec. 1, 2001

   On Nov. 30th, Kaleb didn't have such a good day. He was not wanting to cooperate in getting things done. He wasn't even trying on some papers that we all know he knows how to do. I was very upset about this. I was told by teachers that he is in the habit of arguing and getting attention this way. Now that the meds have helped with the medical part of the problem, we have to be on him to break these habits of his. I wonder to if he could have found that more is expected from him now that he is able to sit down and pay attention. Also, as happy as he is that he can sit with the rest of the class, he may be jealous about the other student who still needs my attention because that's just it, she's getting all my attention.

Nov. 29,01

   Today is the 3rd day that Kaleb has been on Adderall. On the 1st day we all saw improvement. He now walks down the hall quietly and sits nicely in his classroom and follows along with the class. Yesterday he came home from school and said "Mom, I got all my work done today with the class and everyone noticed that I was doing much better!" That was so exiting for the both of us. Today when I had come into the classroom I was surprised to see that Kaleb was moved so that he could sit with the rest of the class. He doesn't need me to sit with him any longer. I still sit with one of his class mates to help her through the day. When I went to his math class and sat with another student to help her along, I almost cried to see Kaleb following along so well and being so proud of himself for being able to do it without any help, I have never seen him do so well and be so confident in himself before. In 3 days my son has blossomed from hating school and needing constant attention to keep him from spacing off all of the time to being exited about what he can do without any extra help and blends right in with the rest of the kids. Kaleb likes his medicine and says that he feels so much better with it and is thankful that he has it.