Diagnosis

ADHD. After many hours with a doctor that specializes in child Neurology, we got a diagnosis that our son, Hamza has ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder). At first we had no idea what that meant. Was this a common disorder? Is he just an over hyperactive child, and now we are taking his symptoms over board? We compared him a lot with his older sister and that was our major problem.

First of all, as a girl, she was quiet, content to sit with a toy for hours. Her speech was well advanced, while her brother Hamze, could hardly speak a full sentence. We really had no idea what to do or how to proceed.

The doctor suggested that we turn to medication as a treatment option. He gave us a list of several medications that were widely popular at the time. He informed us that he would start with a very mild dose, monitor his reactions and go from there.
We couldn't make a decision. We told the doctor that we needed time to understand what is the best course of action.

As soon as I got home I started my research on ADHD. It was a battle to sift through all the info. This was back in 2005 and we are still trying to determine what to do about Hamza. We have tried several different types of treatments. Now we are at a standstill. How does a parent ever know what is best for their child? Does it make us bad parents that we still don't know the answer to that?