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I’ll tell you what you can expect.… First you can wave goodbye to the hopes and dreams that you had for your child when he was a baby. Because chances are that he will be dependent on you for many years. At least until you refuse to give him ANYTHING. Because he will have trouble supporting himself.Because, without your help, he will
have trouble learning how to become socially acceptable. So he will be a loner, possibly even an outcast, with anger issues, financial problems, and possibly drug and alcohol addictions. And problems with the law. You can probably think of lots of people like that, perhaps even family members. They may have untreated ADHD. It’s largely genetically passed.Every member of your family is affected by this. Because they suffer too from dealing with these issues. Your other children lose out on your attention because it is always focused on the constant chaos of your difficult child. And your parenting partner is missing out too. Because you’re so worried and sad about your child’s declining behavior. There are only so many hours in the day.And what about you? You’re missing out too. On quality time to do the things you love to do. On your hopes and dreams you had of motherhood. You need more joy, and certainly deserve it after all this.…Every day you put off the decision to invest in improving your child’s behavior you’re losing ground. Every day is full of potential that is slowly draining away. The older your child gets, the harder you and he must work to help him overcome ADHD and the unacceptable habits that are getting more deeply ingrained.You’re stuck in a habit of doing things that don’t work. And your child is stuck in a habit of resisting you. As he gets older and stronger and angrier, your chances of changing him get slimmer. Soon you’ll just get tired of trying and give up. And he will resent you for it. And get angrier still.That’s how it goes. Some parents lock their teens with untreated ADHD out of the house. Because they’re tired of getting stolen from. And yelled at. And berated. It’s all too painful. So they avoid the pain altogether. This is a sad fact of untreated ADHD. All this pain because these parents didn’t understand ADHD and didn’t know how to give their child what he needed, not what he asked for, but what he desperately needed.
It’s time to rescue your child, your family, and yourself!
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Sincerely yours in parenting success,
Debra Sale Wendler
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