I homeschooled my nephew who had ADD (I have custody). He is now 16 years old, an assistant instructor at a local Academey of Kung-fu, taking college level courses and working towards a GED. He is also a computer systems administrator in-training.
The truth about ADD/ADHD is that your child’s brain is growing more extensive neural networks in his brain than a normal child. This means that eventually he will be more intelligent than the norm. Only problem is he will have trouble controlling himself due to all that nerve growth. It could take from three to five years longer for his brain to mature. The male human brain doesn’t mature until about age 24, so for ADD/ADHD males that means he should not touch any alchohol until he is nearly 30-years old.
Your instincts a about drugs is spot on. I started giving my boy (about age 10) a half cup of coffee mixed in with his mornging cocoa and that greatly helped him to focus on his schoolwork in the morning and right through until about 1:30 pm. Then he took a break before going to Kung-fu lessons or out to play. (His counslor, a specialist in ADHD had wanted him on some kind of stimulant but I said no amphetimines, as both his parents are drug addicts, and she told me that in grade schools the teachers will use coca-cola as it contains caffeine. That is why he gets a half-cup of coffee in the am).
>>The male human brain doesn’t mature until about age 24, so for ADD/ADHD males that means he should not touch any alchohol until he is nearly 30-years old.
What happens if he does drink earlier than that (errr, you know hypothetically speaking ...)?