I decided to start this blog as a way to help sort out my feelings
regarding having my six year son being labeled as ADHD. I have
cried, yelled and paniced. I've been on the phone with insurance
companies, doctors and school teachers. My husband and I didn't know
where to start to help my, as his teacher calls him, gifted child
deal with his struggles at school.

I'm almost overwelmed with all the information out there. Our
problem started because we don't want to put our son on medication
until we have tried everything else. We've discovered that we can't
talk to any of our friends about it because everyone has an opinion
and usually it's not one we want to hear. I titled this blog A
Mother's Heart because this family crisis is truly a matter of the
heart.
The decision to not medicate my child involves a huge commitment on
the part of my husband and I. Behavioral therapy is the route we
have chosen. This blog will chronical our journey and I hope help
others.

> We start the journey spending more time devoted daily to our son.
> Next we find a counselor. The one from my son's school has given us
> a list and after calling counselors, insuance company and the school
> counselor again we are holding to see what's next. Our insurance
> doesn't cover learning disabilities and now we have to see if they
> will call ADHD a learning disability. ARG!!!!!! The whole thing is
> frustrating. The system really supports the medication model.
>
> Well I will continue to share our journey and hope others will cment
> to. Support has been hard to come by and I think unless you are
> going through it it's hard to really understand.
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