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I'm thinking that my son might be ADD:confused:, we haven't went to the Dr. yet to get an evaluation, I'm trying to do the vitamins first to see if that helps. What vitamins and supplements are ya'll giving your children and how much? He is 12 y/o, taller than I am and weighs just about the same as I do. Thank you so much!!:D Pam

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Mine was exactly the same age when we finally got h im diagnosed. I tried all the vitamin stuff and we've always eaten healthier than the average bear, but nothing worked as well as meds.

 

Now I really know that is true, because he is not taking meds right now and is having a really hard time with school and life in general. He and I both wish we hadn't waited till he was this old.

 

Puberty seems to exacerbate ADD.

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Hi Pam,

 

I agree with the fish oil (Omega-Brite) recommendation and there is a good study out there that supports this that I cover on this page of my website.

 

Also, vision issues can cause a child to exhibit many of the same behaviors as those on the ADD symptom list, so I would suggest a visit to a developmental optometrist (it has to be a developmental OD, not just your family optometrist or an ophthalmologist) to check that out, especially if there is any background in your family concerning reading issues since the vision issues usually run in families and usually cause reading problems of one sort or another.

 

Rod Everson

OnTrack Reading

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Thanks everybody! I started last Monday giving him Omega 3 (1000mg), and yesterday morning I bought a B 150 Complex, I gave him a whole one yesterday and it made his stomach hurt, so today, I cut it in half and gave it to him. He is not into reading, he despises it, but yesterday, I found a book that we had, it is the "Dear America Series: The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins" and he LOVES it!!!:D Math is a problem subject, but now, it seems like he's finally "trying" to get it.

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In addition to the fish oil, occupational therapy has several interventions which often help kids with ADHD. It's also possible that the symptoms you are seeing are not ADHD but symptoms of other issues such as sensory seeking behavior (in kids with sensory processing or sensory modulation disorder) as well as some visual processing or auditory processing issues.

 

Pick up a copy of the book The Out of Sync Child and see if you see your child described. If so, occupational therapy could be very helpful.

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We suspect our oldest has a mild form of it. It is worse when he is very tired.

 

We are going to try the Omegabrites.

 

About the developemental Optometrist...How do you know they really are dev. Opt.? We took our youngest dd to one and she didn't do anything different than an eye dr. Things I bought up to her she said she didn't know. So how do you know?

 

Long time ago we took our oldest to one when he was so much younger (3 yrs old) to an eye dr. He was one of the few in the state so we had to travel an hour away. He had very few issues but was told he would outgrow it. But this dr wasn't a dev. opt though. yet, he helped us alot more with develepmental opt.

 

Is there another name for it?

 

(sorry to hijack thread here so you can pm me if youwant):auto:

 

Holly

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Here is the COVD website where you can search for board-certified developmental optometrists in your area. Was the optometrist you went to board-certified? As with all doctors in a specialty, some are better than others. If you have a choice of DOs in your area, I would call each one to ask how long an evaluation takes, what they test for, cost of an evaluation, etc. :hat:

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About the developmental optometrist...How do you know they really are dev. Opt.? We took our youngest dd to one and she didn't do anything different than an eye dr. Things I bought up to her she said she didn't know. So how do you know?

 

Is there another name for it

 

Holly

 

Hi Holly,

 

Claire gave you the COVD website link and that is the best way to find a developmental optometrist in your area (assuming there is one.)

 

They used to call themselves "behavioral optometrists" but dropped that some time ago in favor of "developmental" which better describes the issues they address, I feel. Almost all optometrists receive some training in developmental optometry issues in school, but very few go on to specialize in the area. Unfortunately, the majority who don't go on often end up viewing those who do as competitors and are reluctant to refer for fear of losing an entire family of patients (a legitimate fear, given that this sort of vision issues tend to run strongly in families.)

 

So, yes, you might find a regular optometrist who is using what he learned in school, but unless he refers regularly to a vision therapy department, I would always seek a separate opinion from a developmental optometrist before assuming my child's vision was "just fine."

 

Rod Everson

OnTrack Reading-The Vision Piece

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