Right off the bat, we are told all the things our children with ADHD can’t do. We're not told what to do to survive and thrive, by focusing on the things they CAN do.
. We are told all the things they can’t do, but not told what to do to survive and thrive, by focusing on the things theyThe ADHD diagnosis often initiates an expectation of limitations, and a whole lot of can’ts. That produces a negative outlook and many limiting beliefs.“My daughter gets emotional too easily, so she can’t go on play dates without me.”“My daughter struggles with complex processes, so she can’t play team sports.
Last month, Ricochet’s school took nearly 200 of the eighth graders on a three-day trip to Atlanta . They do an eighth-grade trip each year to foster more independence and give the kids a taste of the accountability they’ll need next year in high school. The trip is three days and two nights far from home. It involves six young teen boys in one hotel room alone. It means three days without any hygiene reminders from Mom. It means three days without a quiet moment alone or social relief.
I also knew that he needed this experience. His friends were going, and he really wanted to go too. We talked about how hard it would be at times, but he insisted he’s old enough to handle it now. Daddy was dead set against it, feeling sure we’d have to drive to Atlanta and pick him up early. I, on the other hand, wasn’t willing to prevent him from having this experience based on a bunch of what-ifs. I don’t want to limit him based on disability.
Of course, there were a couple of challenging incidents. One involved me on the phone with the CNN Store begging their staff to let me pay for a jacket over the phone for him to pick up there . His jacket got something “itchy” on it, and he was too cold to last another day without a jacket, and he was out of money. Another involved him burning through all his allotted cell phone data due to his streaming videos on the bus ride there, and not being able to send and receive messages between us.
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