6/8/08

Dealing With ADHD..... Difficult!

My daughter whom is now twelve, has been diagnosed with ADHD since she was six years old. My wife and I has taken her to a few different doctors and she has been on several different medications. These medications don't seem to be doing the best job. She is off the wall and very uncontrollabe at times to where you end up losing your temper.
She does things that are annoying, and often other people can not handle her either. I try to be as compassionate as possible, but when she starts getting mouthy and disrespectful to the point of ignorance, I can't control my temper any longer and I end up punishing her knowing that sometimes she just can't control herself.
She has been suspended from school and have gotten into fights with other children. I don't think the school does enough to help her and often I think they target her as an insubordenate rather than a child with needs.
I work very hard and I'm the only providor in my household. I have a wife with a siezure disorder and niether my wife nor my daughter get any kind of disability and I look around at all these other people who do. I believe I have applied for my wife several times over the years and have been denied.
As for my daughter, no one has suggested disability for her and the only help I do get is Medical help in which I pay for. Not much but other people don't have to. Those are the lazy people who don't want to work. I pay my taxes to help them out and I can't get better help. That is BULL SHIT!
Any how, I love my daughter very much but sometimes I want to strangle her. It is difficult to handle her, but I do get through it. I wish I had better help thats all.