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Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid blogAutism, bi-polar disorder, ADD, and LD Out Of FocusRants, raves and idiocies from an ADHD perspective Toys Are ToolsProduct advice for all kinds of growth Can mom be calm?Raising special needs kids without anxiety or depression GoAdoptionGift of Adoption Fund blog Adrienne Ehlert BashistaAuthor, school visitor, book lover, and librarian Easy to Love But Hard to RaiseBlog companion to the new collection of parenting essays edited by Kay Marner and and Adrienne Ehlert Bashista « Recent Blog PostsArchives: March 2012
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Tuesday March 27th - 6:14am
"What Kind of Special Needs Does Your Daughter Have?"When another parent instantly recognized Natalie's differences, it hit me hard that no matter how much we practice social skills, ADHD is always front and center.
We adopted our daughter, Natalie, from Russia when she was two years old, and over time we learned that she has ADHD with a few comorbid conditions. While some adoptive parents view questions about their child and the circumstances of his/her adoption as rude and intrusive, I’ve always welcomed such conversations and the opportunities they give me to educate others. Same goes for questions about Nat’s...
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Thursday March 22nd - 9:00pm
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You Call That Organized?!?Natalie and her ADHD friends were so proud of their efforts at cleaning, organizing, and decluttering her playroom. And so was I, until I looked in the trash can.
Last weekend Natalie had two of her friends over to play, but they couldn’t think of a thing to do. They were soooo bored. So I said what I always say after they pooh-pooh my every idea for entertaining themselves: "I can put you to work. There are
plenty of chores to do.”
Miracle of miracles — perhaps because they talked me into paying them —...
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