Davina, ADHD Mom, part 2

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Davina Beacham was already a successful artist, and mother of two boys, when she was diagnosed with Adult ADHD. She discovered this after both her boys were diagnosed with ADHD, and realized that she had similar symptoms. The realization brought on many challenges, but also a deeper appreciation of herself and her sons.
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• ADHD
• ADD
• Adult ADD
• hyperactivity
• AttentionDeficit
• Davina
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[suzanneharvie]

I felt the same as you........ phew, what a relief. But I have a friend who was devastated with the diagnosis and went into a tailspin for a year before she did anything about it!

[vsnips]

I will never forget when i was in 4th grade i thought i was stupid because i couldn't do my school work. All my teachers talked to my parents and said he just can't consintrate. My father told them you mean he can't consintrate on what your teaching him because he knew i was very smart and only could learn about what i loved. I'm 42 now and doing fine and i never medicated

[TheKsk1997]

Please sign this petition for ADD students rights: on thepetitionsite. Go to care2 and type adhd in the search box. Click on second link (Schools, Adopt ADHD Training..) , THANK YOU

[iiAngelic]

i should be doing my homework right now.....

[318ray]

i have adhd and people who seem to have adhd are always creative and the riches people somehow have a symptom of adhd

[naughtydawgP]

atleast she is helping her children. Great mother. its not a disability if you make it out to be...

[lesliejo1962]

I love your comments. Coming from a parent who doesn't have ADHD I struggle from day to day sometimes to deal with the behaviors, anger and lack of focus. We are doing much better thanks to her med, a routine and psychiatric/counseling help.

[MuSiCk96]

both of my parents have ADHD. for me, there was no escaping it.

[petchharrison]

i went to 3 special schools in the 70,s i very much like this and also aspie,as for your child telling another what he he should to about learning through his fear just like me i was the same and my interest is child psychology.maybe he will be in to this as he gets older...jeff...aspie 48 and odd and not ashamed of it at all ...

[xxTheCatsMeow]

Wow! My dad has ADHD, and me, my brother and my sister have it. That's amazing.

[vsnips]

I will never forget when i was in 4th grade i thought i was stupid because i couldn't do my school work. All my teachers talked to my parents and said he just can't consintrate. My father told them you mean he can't consintrate on what your teaching him because he knew i was very smart and only could learn about what i loved. I'm 42 now doing fine.