Hi everyone, it has been a very long time since I posted...but this is the only place that I feel people understand being a Mom to a child with ADHD. My son is now 10, going into the 4th grade..we (his teachers and parents) decided to hold him back in 1st grade because they suggested it "would help him in the long run"..well hindsight is 20/20 and it really hasn't helped him at all. 1st grade the second time around was horrible for him, because he knew everything that they were going over and he got bored very quickly and try to do anything and I mean anything to entertain himself..ya'll know what I mean right? And it was very sad for him to see his friends go on to second without him. Well we sailed into 2nd and then into 3rd and by that time we had put him in a different school..you know new surroundings and all...everything changed for him there, grades went up and he actually tested for the gifted program and was accepted. He was thriving for the first time in his acedemic life, which made for a happy little boy! Until the other kids started noticing how much bigger and older than he was than them and they used it to their advantage, because my son is very sesitive...he would either get very angry or very sad. We were so relieved when the school year was over! Well now we have moved to a completely different city, hoping that maybe 3rd times a charm...School starts today (it's currently 4:37 a.m.) I have not slept at all because I have worried myself sick over this..I just want him to be accepted! He cannot help that he has ADHD or the things that go along with it! And it makes me sad that parents of non-adhders cannot teach their children that it isn't right to make fun of him, make him cry, get him in trouble..because honestly ya'll this kid would give them the shirt off of his back if they needed it..I'm sorry for such a long post I just needed to vent.
Have a nice day everyone. :)

It is good to vent. I hope the new surroundings work well for him. Raising ADHD kids is tough. I am sure that he is nervous and excited. I bet he is excited that he gets a new start/chance to make new friends. I bet he has learned a few tricks from his past experiences. My daughter is very sensitive too. Gets blamed for things that arent her fault. (not that she does not deserve the blame sometimes). Anyway, good luck.

Thank you MGDAD :) And it seems I was worrying a little too much maybe, they started Friday and I went to pick him up and he was grinning from ear to ear...he said "I cannot wait until Monday to come back"!!!!!!!! He made 3 friends already...

MsPooh, I know how you feel. The school wanted to hold back my son in 2nd Grade, but i wanted to wait and see how things would go. Not good. Instead of having him held back, i decided to put him in another school. Its great that your son loves school and is already making friends!

-Mike

MsPooh - -

it might help a lot if your son were to have playdates on weekdays/weekends. This way the class mates can get to know him, who he is outside of school. They might be more understanding that way.

One thing you might want to do is give a presentation when school starts on ADHD. Describe what it is and how it hurts your child's functionings, and also how it helps your child. Then, tell the kids what they could do to help, not just your son, but each other.
Kids get it, kids are, usually readily accepting, it's the parents who arent.

Your son might be embarrassed that you do it, but maybe he could even help present it. i think it would help kids' ignorance.