Sue Scheff: The Truth About Your ADHD Child's Lying
Very good new article posted at ADDitude Magazine website. If you or your child has ADD/ADHD, this website covers all topics for both kids and adults. Source: ADDitude Magazine The Truth About Your ADHD Child's Lying Attention deficit children may tell lies as a result of their ADHD symptoms rather than being dishonest. Learn when to punish your ADHD child's lying and when to deal with its causes. By: Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. Few things damage the trust of parents of ADHD children as quickly or deeply as habitual lying. I don't mean the little white lies that everyone tells once in a while, but repeated lying that causes conflicts and difficulties. Some ADHD kids may not be dishonest as much as they are victims of uncontrolled ADHD symptoms . Barry's mother, for example, tells him to come right home after school, because the family is going out to dinner. Distracted and rushing, he mumbles, "Yeah, OK, Mom." In the course of a hectic day, he forgets his mother...