
Sharon - posted on 04/22/2012 ( 13 moms have responded )
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After having my own sp needs son for 19 years I started doing respite care in my home to help other parents. In 5 days I will start caring for a 9 yr old ADHD girl one or 2 weekends a month. I met the mother, social worker, and child. I work through a respite company in our area. She is VERY active, mostly non verbal and diapered. I am VERY excited to start working with her. Since I have never worked with an ADHD child before I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for me on toys, activities, communication ideas etc.What questions/information should I be getting from mom or the social worker? I asked for her school IEP and will be getting that this week. She is a little doll and I know I am going to love her! Any suggestions and ideas are welcome. I found this site purely by accident trying to gather info on my own.
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Katherine - posted on 04/22/2012
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YES!!!! That would make MUCH more sense.
Katherine - posted on 04/22/2012
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Yes ADHD children talk and toilet themselves.
ETA: They also don't have the behaviors you're describing. She MAY be ADHD, but there is definitely something else going on.
Katherine - posted on 04/22/2012
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She is that bad off only with ADHD? I would ask if that's her only diagnosis. What meds she's on, what diet she's on. Ask if she knows ASL. I'm sure they will tell you toys and activities, but being diapered and non0verbal don't make sense to me. Not with ADHD.
Katherine - posted on 04/22/2012
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Yes she can. I'm shocked there has been no behavior modification involved! I did ABA for 5 years (Applied Behavior Analysis) with autistic children and they can do ANYTHING we can do as long as their behavior is modified.
She needs a therapist.
Katherine - posted on 04/22/2012
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Both. Autistic children are very curious, pair it with ADHD and you've got someone who can't sit still for a moment. I'm surprised she isn't on meds to control it, or if she is, I wonder what she's like off of them :/
Pulling things off and terrorizing the cat and moving things is characteristic of autism.