Hello, I'm new to mumsnet & hoping there are some understanding mums out there who know where I'm coming from. I have identical twin boys aged 9 with adhd, they have been on meds for last year which is brill for school, but out of school is a different story. we don't medicate outside of school as they need to eat & sleep & off meds their behaviour is foul.
Is hound add that my husband works away, so I am on my own in the week & trying to hold down a demanding part time job. I'm exhausted and struggling. We've just got DLA and I'm so overloaded, I don't know what to use it for to make life better.
Boys school is brilliant, but I worry about their ability to make friends - we don't get many play invitations Md I feel so isolated, such is the stigma of adhd, I tell very few people and sometimes regret telling other mums when the play dates are not returned.
There seems to be no support out there - no parenting classes in my area (midhurst, West Sussex) and CAMHS can only offer meds. I'm looking into help from LANC in horsham - does anyone have any experience of them?
I'm drinking too much, but it helps take the edge off. Even good friends don't really understand how different parenting my boys is. Any help/ advice would be greatly appreciated, sorry for the moan x
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Chewedstring · 16/01/2014 18:50
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