YOU HAVE RIGHTS!!!

One of the most difficult parts on the control of ADHD without drugs is putting all the school pressure aside.  There is only one way to describe a NON cooperative school/teacher: TOXIC. The Good thing is that your child has rights!

The Special Education Program for ADHDers, is a fundamental to step forward on solving the puzzle.  The process begins with the Psychologist interview.  Once a “diagnosis” is done you have in your hands a magical wand that you can use to change the way your son/daughter has been treated at school.

The Psychologist will write a report, with his opinion, and suggestions (always of course the use of drugs).  When my son was diagnosed I took the report to the school and claim his rights to be on a Special Education Program.

This program, entitles that teachers, parents and social workers, work together in pro of the child, not against him. Sometimes the child is moved to another classroom with less students, but if in your case, your son doesn’t cope very well with changes, you can always ask to leave him in his same classroom and change the table to another with fewer children.

It also give you the right to ask for special chairs designed with hidden “toys”  to play with so the child can keep his hands busy and his mind focused.

Another change that can be implemented is to allow the child to take more time to complete his tasks without receiving a punishment.  No time out at recess for incomplete or missing homework. This are just few of the advantages you can take of it.

At the beginning it sounds that you are spoiling your child, and that he could get the wrong message. But you are not! Once the pressure comes down, you’ll feel more confident and relaxed to pay attention to another symptom and manage it. Its likes turning off the lights before going to bed, you probably won’t fall asleep right away, but certainly it will help.

On a next article I’ll share the process I went through to incorporate my son on a Special Education Program. Maybe you can avoid few mistakes I made!