I have a kid that's been diagnosed with EFC...just curious if anyone else here has any experience with the same?
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I'm subbed. I've never heard of this. Sorry to hear that.
HIGHRISK
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I believe it's like adhd. My advice from a parent of an adhd kid on meds. Do yourself a favor and get second and third opinion just to be sure.
I just googled it. Does seem like a form of ADHD. Or another way for big Pharma to try to make more money with another drug that supposedly treats this.
ADHD was the original diagnosis, but they tagged him with EFD, as well. I'll check that link out and share a little more tomorrow...been drinking and don't want have my wits with me.
Thanks to you all!
johntt44
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You know what's funny? I think a lot of kids that they diagnose with these type of disorders outgrow them as they get older and their brain matures. Docs nowadays are so quick to put kids on long term meds I hope everything works out for you and your child.
S.A.M.
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I think WAY too many kids are diagnosed with things like ADHD when they are just being kids. I'd be hard pressed to medicate my kid for something like that.
Yea, the teacher will say to the parents you kids is always moving when we do math, history, and etc. He has ADHD, then the doc say put him on this and hell be better.
The reason why the kid isn't paying attention and messing around during these courses is they suck. They are boring its normal for a 12 year old to do this.
The reason why the kid isn't paying attention and messing around during these courses is they suck. They are boring its normal for a 12 year old to do this.
For the most part, I agree with everything that's been said. My boy is 7, and was diagnosed about a year ago after about 3 months of daily behavior issues in first grade. Something was obviously wrong, me and mom aren't perfect but we love the kids to death, we do shit together, and there's discipline/rules in the house.
I feel like medication is a last resort. I also feel/hope that with age he will mature emotionally and grow out of a lot of the problems he is having. Luckily, his school has gone above and beyond my expectations from them...they love him to pieces, think he has a great heart, but he's just got things in his head making it difficult for him in a classroom setting.
It's tough guys...which is why I brought this up here. Any support is good, I wasn't sure if anyone here might be going through something similar.
I feel like medication is a last resort. I also feel/hope that with age he will mature emotionally and grow out of a lot of the problems he is having. Luckily, his school has gone above and beyond my expectations from them...they love him to pieces, think he has a great heart, but he's just got things in his head making it difficult for him in a classroom setting.
It's tough guys...which is why I brought this up here. Any support is good, I wasn't sure if anyone here might be going through something similar.
Here's a list of his typical behavior issues in first grade:
Crying uncontrollably over typical disappointments
Hiding under desk when embarrassed or upset
Running out of classroom when upset
Throwing/damaging school work when angry
His doctor explained his situation like this...we all have a Roladex of emotions we pull from to react to certain events. That roladex grows as we mature.
With my boy, he doesn't get to sift through his very limited roladex...whatever reaction is present at the time is what you get.
Crying uncontrollably over typical disappointments
Hiding under desk when embarrassed or upset
Running out of classroom when upset
Throwing/damaging school work when angry
His doctor explained his situation like this...we all have a Roladex of emotions we pull from to react to certain events. That roladex grows as we mature.
With my boy, he doesn't get to sift through his very limited roladex...whatever reaction is present at the time is what you get.
DedLift
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The video above sums it up. ADHD, and whatever other term they want to use describes me and my brother as kids. We never got "diagnosed". We got Hit!
We got hit with wooden spoons, belts, whatever was in reach. I got away once and my brother got grabbed and thrown through a table!
Guess what? We were assholes and we deserved it... and it's a miracle, we're both cured!
We got hit with wooden spoons, belts, whatever was in reach. I got away once and my brother got grabbed and thrown through a table!
Guess what? We were assholes and we deserved it... and it's a miracle, we're both cured!
legendary
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Yea before you medicate get opinions. Also I know with my son it helped a lot when we got him a therapist just to go to once a week and talk
We did, and actually ended up switching doctors...he's great. My boy also sees a therapist once a week, and it seems to be helping...not sure if it's because she's really good with him (which she is), or if it's because she's smoking hot
legendary
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Haha. Prob a combo of both? Therapist deff do help. I am firm believer in that.
I wold say its important to find something he likes to do thats fun but also a challenge. i.e sports, art, working out etc. Even though he is young.
I know a kid that just cannot stop moving and running around. Always run run run run, even when eating dinner he can't sit down. But, so what if he likes to run and move around, no need to give a kid medication that has bad side effects for moving around and running. He is the fasted kid in the grade now HAHAHA. Finding his weakness as an advantage is also a great way to over come something like that.
PIZZABOY
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My 5 year old son bounces of the walls, has a 5 second attention span. His mother is worried, im not. He is just being a 5 year old boy. The lil monster. At that age they can get away with things that would put an adult in prison. Seriously though, im on the side of the fence where drugs are not always the answer when it comes to behavior issues in children
His deal isn't a "can't stop moving, bouncing off the wall" disorder...the best way I can describe him is very emotionally immature.
Outside of the classroom, playing with a group of kids you may think he's a normal kid.
It's in controlled settings where his disorder becomes appearant.
He's wrapping up his first season of coach pitch baseball and surprisingly he's done good...something his doctor had serious doubts about, considering when he's up to bat all eyes and attention are on him. He had his first setback during practice the other day, he got thrown out at first base. Hung his head low all the way to the dug out with tears. Started banging his head against the cement wall (wearing a batting helmet). I gave him a minute and went to check on him, and he was crying...he said, "I'm a loser, Dad.". Hit me right in the feelers...told him that nobody is a loser during practice and pulled some Tom Hanks out explaining to him, "There's no crying in baseball!!"...he didn't think that was funny at all. He sat out the rest of practice, and I told him that everyone has bad days and this was one of them...trying not to make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Just he has to get back in there. Try to make him realize its not the end of the world. He will get used to it.
Well this a great for him. He will get used to it. Sort of like the strategy,, your afraid of heights you go high up.
I understand exactly what he has. I have seen it before. In a perfectly normal looking kid, just emotions were off.
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