Cameron and his new discovery

Cameron was officially diagnosed with ADHD on Thursday. This has been a really tough journey for Aaron and I. The doctor talked to me about it before he started school and he said that he wanted to wait until school starts and he gets settled to go forth with the next step. I just thought he was being a 6 year old little boy. I was talking to his teacher one day and she mentioned that he definately sticks out from the other kids on a daily basis. She also said that he is so smart and it's very frustrating at times because he cannot focus. I hope that this will help him cope as a child so he doesn't have to worry about this as a young adult or hopefully even as a teenager. Having it myself (although I didn't get it until after I had Cam) I know how tough and frustrating it can be as an adult. I want Cameron to be able to use his knowledge in a positive way and be able to focus and learn. So, Cameron has had his first consultation and we will meet as a family 3 more times in a month. We will try different medications and ways to cope for Cameron. Aaron and I will also join a coaching class for parents with children who have ADHD.

My only fear was that he would be a zombie and I brought my concern to the doctor. She said that is a usual concern of many parents. I love Cameron's personality and we are not parents who just don't want to deal with our children. We were actually very opposed to medication. After speaking with someone (thanks Becky!) from our church, we felt a lot better about trying medication for Cam. The doctor also said that there were many different kinds of medication out there and we can try out as many as it takes. All of them have different side effects. Like I said, hopefully Cameron will learn how to cope so that learning will come a lot less frustrating for him. I think he gets just as angry as we do when he gets in trouble. We have tried changing his diet, giving him more activity and different things at school and it seems like nothing was working.

Obviously we are not excited about his diagnosis, but I feel like now we can move forward in a positive way. We are blessed with many people in his life that loves Cameron and understands that he is just a hyper 6 year old little boy. Thank you everyone for loving Cameron!!!