The Duff Man
Footballguy
As my contribution to new thread week I want to share the story of my 10 year old daughter...who I was told has ADHD but doesnt.
From the instant she was born, she has been hyperactive. As she was put in my arms her eyes were looking wildly around. She would not sleep as a baby. Walks in the stroller, rides in the car, nothing worked.
Self regulation and restraint were always an issue. At age 7 we held a party for my 5 year old. With fifteen 5 year old kids there...she was the worst behaved.
We took her for testing at age 7 and they told us she didnt quite have ADHD. The entire process was BS, when I questioned the process they told me they dont normal test kids her age. Of course....this is after they took my money.
Unsatisfied I went for another opinion. Within 30 min this woman tells us that my daughter has ADHD without a doubt. Not exactly what I was looking for....I just wanted a proper assessment.
With no other solutions and social problems at school looming due to hyperactivity, we reluctantly put her on Concerta. There was some improvement but it still did not seem like a fit.
By luck, my wife came across information about hearing therapy called Tomatis. Everything we read made sense with what we have observed for 10 years, in a way the ADHD symptoms never did.
Basically, you hear things two ways, through your ear and through bone conductivity behind your ear. This is why your voice sounds different to you than others....the bone conductivity acts different when it is your own vocal vibrations.
After testing we were shown my daughters bone conductivity is through the roof. In most people it is balanced. This means that her brain would constantly be getting signals to be on alert from low frequency and background noise that she is picking up that most people dont.
Through lengthy therapy this summer, she retrained her brain to "listen" more to the signals from her ear (and by extension downplay those from the bone conductivity).
She is off the medicine and is a new kid, to the extent that everyone who knows her has noticed.
There is so much going on in the brain that we dont understand. It is unfortunate that people rush to judgements based on the little that we do know, and some kids get mis-diagnosed. I am hoping this information finds its way into the hands of someone else who's child will also benefit.
Note: I am not bashing ADHD at all! The main reason I was open to using medication was the thread on here where people shared their success stories. It just wasnt the right diagnosis for my daughter.
From the instant she was born, she has been hyperactive. As she was put in my arms her eyes were looking wildly around. She would not sleep as a baby. Walks in the stroller, rides in the car, nothing worked.
Self regulation and restraint were always an issue. At age 7 we held a party for my 5 year old. With fifteen 5 year old kids there...she was the worst behaved.
We took her for testing at age 7 and they told us she didnt quite have ADHD. The entire process was BS, when I questioned the process they told me they dont normal test kids her age. Of course....this is after they took my money.
Unsatisfied I went for another opinion. Within 30 min this woman tells us that my daughter has ADHD without a doubt. Not exactly what I was looking for....I just wanted a proper assessment.
With no other solutions and social problems at school looming due to hyperactivity, we reluctantly put her on Concerta. There was some improvement but it still did not seem like a fit.
By luck, my wife came across information about hearing therapy called Tomatis. Everything we read made sense with what we have observed for 10 years, in a way the ADHD symptoms never did.
Basically, you hear things two ways, through your ear and through bone conductivity behind your ear. This is why your voice sounds different to you than others....the bone conductivity acts different when it is your own vocal vibrations.
After testing we were shown my daughters bone conductivity is through the roof. In most people it is balanced. This means that her brain would constantly be getting signals to be on alert from low frequency and background noise that she is picking up that most people dont.
Through lengthy therapy this summer, she retrained her brain to "listen" more to the signals from her ear (and by extension downplay those from the bone conductivity).
She is off the medicine and is a new kid, to the extent that everyone who knows her has noticed.
There is so much going on in the brain that we dont understand. It is unfortunate that people rush to judgements based on the little that we do know, and some kids get mis-diagnosed. I am hoping this information finds its way into the hands of someone else who's child will also benefit.
Note: I am not bashing ADHD at all! The main reason I was open to using medication was the thread on here where people shared their success stories. It just wasnt the right diagnosis for my daughter.
