I was as disappointed as Isabella that she was starting her first year of high school- Grade 7(!)- during COVID-19. We are cautious over paranoid, so it wasn’t fear that was getting to us. And both my daughter and I were aware the precautions existed for good reason (shoutout to Dr. Tam for keeping us informed!). So it wasn’t that. We were disappointed because the restrictions make it difficult to get to know a new school and new classmates. With face masks it’s hard to see each other’s facial expressions and get to know them, fully. It’s surprising how much…
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My daughter has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. It presents differently in girls, so is often wrongly diagnosed as...
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I was listening to the Tilt Parenting Podcast (Episode TPP 144) and heard psychotherapist Dr. Sharon Saline describe ADHD in a way I could finally understand:
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Although I'm the one that's home during most of the noise, it seems to affect Isabella the most. Her ADHD is so high since the renovations began. She speed talks, speaks compulsively and more constantly.....
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Time to tear up our life! We are about to start a basement renovation.....
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I remember thinking, at the first feeding in the hospital, "This child is going to be a lot. This girl is going to need another level of love, parenting and attention." I remember sighing after that thought, but I had forgotten about it until we recently got the 2E diagnosis. When...
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Thank you for the kind words!
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The past year has been a whirlwind of “secret” appointments for our family. Why? We were getting Isabella assessed,