Right brained children, ADHD, dyslexia

I was reading the page How To Tell Why Your Child is Struggling from HSLDA today. I must say, my son is SO much of what is on the page, that I broke down into tears.

• He gets the tags cut out of every shirt he wears
• he won’t eat vegetables unless they are baby food consistency
• he doesn’t like eating his food all together, he separates it out as much as possible except with PB & J most of the time
• He cant stand his hair being brushed/combed
• He hates meat most days, but I got him to like a few things
• He abhors loud noises other than the ones he makes himself
• I have to warn him in plenty of time before I can transition him into doing other things ESP leaving the house
• He would rather eat bread, potatoes, and noodles than anything else on the planet save chicken nuggets
• He only just got used to jeans, although if they are hard he won’t wear them
• He has issues with so much energy it’s bursting from his ears. He can focus on so much, but usually not school work ESPECIALLY not math.

By all intents and accounts, my son would be categorized as ADHD, but we don’t believe in labeling a child and putting them on meds. His diet is already mostly avoidant of sugars and dyes. He eats lots of fruit all the time. I try to make as much from scratch as possible. He drinks lots of water; even his juice is watered down.

I hate that he has all these things going on. I know that he would be called ADHD and dyslexic. It’s one of the reasons I am happy to have him home with me, instead of tearing up somehwere else.

Tags: right+brained+learners, dyslexia, dyslexic, adhd