I'm not a parent so I won't pretend to understand what you're going through, but I can tell you that one of the first things my ADHD coach told me was that I needed to be taking my meds twice per day. I was taking it in the morning but that didn't help when I was spending the evenings with my wife. I was driving her a bit nuts. I now take ritalin in the morning and late afternoon.

Also, while it's great you're taking her to various professionals, be aware that many of the professionals that don't understand ADHD thoroughly often misinterpret behaviors. My wife and I went to a counselor who was great, but wasn't aware of the role ADHD was playing. She interpreted my behaviors as a lack of concern or effort, or simply inability. Once I was on the right medications and working with a coach, I was able to address these behaviors successfully.

The only other suggestion I might make is to take her away sometime to lunch or shopping - somewhere that you'll be able to give her undivided attention. If she has ADHD, she may not be as comfortable with her behavior as it appears. A neutral location without her daily distractions might provide an environment to discuss this with her. While I am only speculating, but it might be more of a sense of frustration she's not aware of than of having a bad attitude.

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Hi I am a 20 year old girl who was diagnosed with ADD when I was 5 years old and have been on medications ever since. I went through a very similar phase to what your daughter seems to be going through and speaking from experience, it was alot to do with overcompensating. What I mean by this is that at around age 13-15 when all my friends were getting into guys and that sort of thing, I felt like I was not up to their level and in retrospect I now know this had to do with the ADD. And as I still wanted to fit in but my friends had change I followed their leed. It all felt meaningless to me at the time and so I was just trying to fit in. With your daughter I think you need to take her aside alone in an enviroment she would feel comfortable in and work out wether she is really into guys and all that already or if she is just motivated to be cause the people around her are. It was many years later that I actually realised that I didn't need to have been so out there like I was, I really just had not idea what everyone else was going through at that stage. Now being 20 and study medicine at University I have actually been able to learn when and how the ADD affects me, which makes me both able to cope immensely better with situations I previously couldn't deal with like guys. But most importantly and this is why am posting this message it has made me see what mistakes I have made in the past because of it. If you are able to aid your daughter in understanding the effect of being ADD has and believe me according to my parents it does take alot of time, it may just help her in making the correct descisions, concerning guys and going out, on her own. I hope this helps

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has anyone tried the Feingold diet?

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has anyone tried the Feingold diet?

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