 Day three of the Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts
I am coming to terms with the fact that ds#1 has ADHD. No, I mean he really does have it. I actually feel so much better now that I have said out loud what I always suspected. I have been thinking and blogging a lot about putting my trust in Christ regarding school, to stop being so obsessed with the schedule, to have my children learn together, to do more fun teaching. This is where He led me, and I realize all of that prepared me for this diagnosis. Ds#1 is in the best possible environment he can be in; he would have had many more academic and social issues if he had been in school. And he's the same ds#1 he's always been. Jesus, we trust in you...
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May 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
The Lord has brought us down the path of learning the natural more hands-on way, it's the only way for him to learn. It may mean the the 3R's are a little behind, but he flourishes with everything hands-on! And I see the other things catching up, he seems to just absorb the knowledge without me even making him sit at a table. Our biggest challenge has been his impulsiveness, it has caused lots of behavior issues and hard growing pains for our family. But we take it one day at a time, and things are slowly getting better.
I've learned a new way of seeing him; I don't really see him as being learning dissabled. He is bright and very able to learn, just not in the cookie-cutter way the education system says he should. I have to step back often and just let him learn the way the Lord made him to.
Prayers and Blessings to You,
Melissa