Educate him. Perhaps if you put some facts in front of him, he will realize that ADHD is a very real disorder that affects thousands of children and adults. Try printing out a few of these articles and ask him to read them. The more he knows, the better he will understand.

Silencing ADHD Skeptics

7 ADHD Myths Debunked

Medical Information About ADHD

See these articles for information from experts about disciplining ADHD children -- you can show these to your husband too.

Tips for Better Behavior for ADHD Children

ADHD Behavior Secrets

I hope this helps. Dena

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I sympathise... very difficult to make a united stand when your husband won't even see the problem. It can also lead to 'bad cop, good cop parenting' because you will both need to be signed up to any behavior plan you may want to put in place. I liked James Lehman's article on this subject . It is on the list of http://www.squidoo.com/adhdbehaviortherapy articles on this site if you scroll down.

Hope this is of some help,

Robert

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WOW, that is my story to a T . My son is now 10. It was obvious in daycare that he had ADD. It's been so hard I can't even type or talk about it without crying we fnally decided on medication in the 3rd grade. i feel like all we ever do is fight over his actions i am always being blamed for making excuses. Then i need to hear that thwe meds dont work it's just him. I say to my husband how could anyone want to deal with this the boy kid has no fingernails from the anxiety of it all. My son gets amazing grades makes every allstar team out there and can draw like an art major. He just can't focus cant control himself he is so impulsive i feel like the whole world knows his name because we scream it so much. i am so afraid he is going to grow up and have pushed everyone away. it is so hard for him to keep friends he just cannot connect. his dad is just as hard headed i am afraid no amount of litature will change his mind.

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