I do understand how you feel..I have a 9 yearold daughter that has ADHD and has been on meds since she was five..(we have tried everything) They have her on Focalin 15 in the am and one in the afternoon and she is on Trazadone to help her sleep at night..I sooo understand how you feel about her not fitting in My daughter gets her feelings hurt very easily and I worry about her everyday...Just Recently the teachers have told me that she is not focused on School work so now we have to go back to the doctor and they have tried everything...I'm at a loss as to what eles to do.

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hi, I have a couple of ideas you could try, the first is to talk to the teacher and explain your concerns. Arrange a meeting time after school or before when you have the teacher's full attention. Ask what the teacher has observed with your child socially, see if he/she has suggestions, perhaps the teacher can set up a special friend to play with your child during recess or during the class play time. If you outline your concerns to the teacher, they can usually monitor abit the social stuff during school time and encourage kids to play together and build friendships that way. Is your kid involved in extracurricular activities? Sometimes schools host brownies or guides within their schools/or sports. They can get to know kids their own age through those outlets. Also, the teacher may suggest 1 or 2 suitable kids that you could arrange afterschool playdates with...Get to know other parents in the class and keep at it it does take perserverance...

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Great idea about find special friends for my daughter or (anyone with this issue, matter of fact). I did contact her school the other day and spoke to her Special Ed teacher and was glad to know that she has already started her new IEP. She was happy to listen to my concerns and offer encouragement. I quickly learned that my daughters ADHD has not been overlooked and in fact, they are in full swing in working with her. I had also mentioned how I would like to have constant communication with her teacher. That very day the teacher got back to me and informed me that she would like to set up times that we can communicate over the phone at least once a week. I thought that was fantastic. Call me overprotective but, I like to know exactly what's going on with her in school. I'm afraid if I don't stay on top of her than I will surely pay for it later. I'm planning on bringing up the idea mentioned on asking the teacher if there is anyone in her class who she plays with a lot. Than maybe setting up a play date. I'm sure my daughter would love that. I'm also wondering if anyones been in the situation with birthday party inventations sent home from school for their child to attend. My daughter has also had them sent home with her this year already. I have mixed feelings about letting her attend. I don't know how to approch this delemma. Any suggestions? Thanks for the responses. I am enjoying reading them.

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