Referral units for children rather than schools that are unable to cope

I feel sad for your son but I think what the school did was accordingly to the rules and laws. I sympathized with you in this waiting period, time is being wasted and it's your son's future. Let's hope the referral come sooner and your son be in the best place suited for him.

I wonder why would schools kick out kids?!?! They are supposed to teach the children in their schools, and they should not kick them home just like that. U do pay for his school fees, and for each time they kick him out, do they refund u? IF not, u should really make a complaint to the higher authorities. I believe your son is not the only one having this problem

You need to check around. My daughter had the same problem with my grandson and the school. She read a book by a doctor and I don't remember her name now. But you need an avocate for your son to go against the school to make them to their job or to get someone in there that can manage a child with adhd. Do some research. I wish you lots of luck. But you have to fight the school.

It tees me off to no end that they are so quick to diagnose children with ADHD and then not even have the resources to care for them. Not that I don't know that it is a real problem but with the percentage of children that are diagnosed..there should be a program in place in every school to help these children. No..they are not going to sit like robots all the time..no child is..andwhen they have a child with a special need..if they don't have a program in place they should have information to help the family ready. The thing that bothers me most about this is that my son was at one time diagnosed with ADHD. The trials we went through not only made things very tough for me but it ruined him from wanting to be in school. It ruined him from wanting to learn. That is the ultimate cost. It took two very dedicated and wonderful teachers to make him the least bit interested after our ordeals. He still had trust issues where teachers were concerned though. I do hope you get this worked out and my son grew out of the ADHD when he was around 13...he never grew out of the trust issues and bad memories though,.

I think that there should be schools that are specifically for children that have the kinds of issues that your son has. I've been lucky that my daughter doesn't have any kinds of issues at school, but the little boy up the street is ADHD and he ended up spending all of November and part of December in a psychological hospital that had school there to try to see if they were able to get him straightened up. Well, he still acts out some, but Kathryn says that he is doing better at school.

I feel sorry for you as no matter how hard you have tried with all the schools there seems to be no let up.I know what adhd is and i do know how much hard work it can be.I also know that having other children as well is really hard, as it seems like you must be putting all the hours in with just that one child.It is a shame that they have not managed to sort this out sooner for you.It seems like they keep sending him home even when they have the suport that they needed in that school, also they get more money to suport your son.

very sad things to deal with GL

They know he has ADHD why kick him out of school? Don't they have to acomodate the kids there? My oldest is in LD classes and she has some acomodations especially since she is also dyslexic. I would see if there is another school that is more capable of dealing with a child with this issue. As sending him home does not do anything for anyone other than give the school a break in dealing with him.

I wonder if you could homeschool him for awhile? Maybe until they get his meds right? I am sorry I don't remember if you work. Homeschooling here has become popular that there are many social situation where these children are brought together for play dates, and even field trips. Being in your situation has got to be so frustrating for both you and your son. I had a child with a very mild case and she had a terrible time all through school, if she hadn't been so smart I don't know what we could have done. Now she is an adult and her life has not been smooth, but she has wonderful daughters and a granddaughter. Just to let you know that there is life with this disorder, blessings

No, sending him home is not the answer. My nephew was diagnosed with ADHD and when he distrubes the class, the teacher lest him go to thee shop class and help them do something....or some other task to do. This is not helping him at all....look at all the class time he is missing. In my nephews case, we(the family, not his mother) thinks there are other problems besides ADHD, like Defiant Oppositional Disorder or some other problem. My son has ADD(Not ADHD) and I went to a information meeting...and if youur child had ADD/ADHD, there is a huge chance that they could also have one or more off the following:learning disabilites, Tourette's, ODD(like my nephew, we think), anxiety, depression, conduct disorder. I feel for you as a mother. I hope it all works out for you and your son.

Hey! Is that fair? They are teachers, arent they supposed to have units in psychology during their college years so as to enable them to handle ADHD kids? They are a challenge, i know but i dont think it is right to kick him out. Which makes me curious though... are there schools out there that are specialized in teaching kids with ADHD?

Hi, Jugsjugs, I'm so sorry about your problem. I don't know what is the right solution. You should definetely demand the school to do their job but are they capable to do it? In my country the situation in the schools worsens more and more. Most of the teachers cannot deal with children. Maybe it's possible for your son to take lessons at home? But he needs the contact with other children. I wish you a lot of patience and good luck!

I though your son is moving or had already moved on to another school with teachers who's more capable of handling him? HOw come the same problem persist? It's not right to keep sending your son home when they are unable to cope. It's their duty and responsible to keep him there til school hours are over. When your son has got ADHD, it's not something u wanted for, and why should u and your son suffer for it with such schools and teachers.