I’m perusing a website, learningaids.com, and I’m fascinated. So much of what she’s saying about children “stuck” in their right brains rings true for Flipper. The left hemisphere perceives the world in bits and pieces and loves to organize and categorize… It also gives readers “that little silent voice” inside the head while reading. Math [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ADHD’
Oct
27
Brain Training — Anyone Done This?
by heather
Tags: ADHD, brain training, learning disability, learningaids.com, left brain, right brain
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (2)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (2)
Mar
06
The Ritalin Riddle… When Nothing Else Seems to be Working
by heather
I never thought I’d see this day. I’m actually contemplating whether or not it might be best, after all, to put Flipper on ADHD medication, such as Ritalin. I am, in general, highly opposed to medicating our kids for the terrible sin of acting like kids. Ritalin (and similar drugs) are highly over-prescribed, not because [...]
Tags: ADHD, controversy, dopamine, hyperactivity, ritalin, SPD, treatments
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (6)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (6)
Jan
20
A Change of Attitude
by heather
Flipper is often a challenge. He is ADHD… or SPD… or both. He has almost no self-motivation whatsoever, and is often completely antagonistic when I try to “teach” him anything — even if it’s something he wanted, and asked, to learn. Part of the problem is his perfectionism, which – as is often the case [...]
Tags: ADHD, attitude, Homeschooling, math, motivation, sensory processing disorder, SPD, tantrums
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (3)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (3)
Dec
23
Days Like Today
by heather
Not a good day today. Flipper flipped out. I really don’t know if it’s ADHD or SPD or just bad attitude. Check that, I know it’s more than just a bad attitude. Some days I have infinite patience, other days – like this day – I just can’t take it. He spent most of the [...]
Tags: ADHD, attitude, disorder, frustration, Homeschooling, House Fairy, math, patience, processing, sensory, snow, stubborn, video games
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Dec
05
My nestlings
by heather
Well here’s my very first “regular” blog post! I think I’ll start things off nice and easy, with a little look into our family. I guess first of all, I should come up with cute nicknames for my kids… I have observed that most ‘family’ bloggers refer to their kids as “Little Fish” or “Peanut” [...]
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