Hi, I am taking part in a research project and for that I need to conduct a very small survey. It is about the daily challenges faced by parents raising children who struggle with ADHD and aggressive behavior. My goal is to better understand the specific difficulties families encounter, so we can identify and develop more effective resources and support.

We are currently in the very early phase where we conduct this survey and later, me and my team will be working towards creating a technical solution (most likely an app) for emotional fitness and mental health for this.

Thanks in advance for taking the time in filling out the survey.

Here are the questions:

  1. What are the most challenging moments or behaviors you encounter with your child on a typical day?

  2. How does your child’s ADHD and aggression impact their relationships with you, their siblings, friends, or classmates?

  3. What strategies or methods have you tried to manage your child’s aggressive behavior, and how effective have they been?

  4. How does your child’s condition affect your personal life, mental health, and/or relationships with others?

  5. What resources, support systems, or information do you feel would help you most in managing your child’s challenges?

Keep in mind that, it is obviously anonymous and you don’t have to answer all the questions, just as much as you can answer. So no pressure!

  • Violitsa@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The most challenging behaviour is his executive dysfunction. He has problems transitioning to a new task and he lets out his emotional distress on me. 2. He is suspected to be autistic as well, so take this with a grain of salt. Since he let’s out every frustration he feels, he often insults his brother, he complains about everything to me, and he withdraws from his classmates because navigating them as well is too much for him. 3. He has an emergency box with fidget toys and communication cards at school. They allow for him to retreat to a quiet room if necessary. Of course we have fidget toys at home, he just finished 1.5 years of behaviour therapy and he has an indoor trampoline in his room. We talk with him about his problems and offered strategies on how to solve them. Only since he changed to an inclusive school he has the mental capacity to use them! He needs outside help and support for this. 4. We have been ostracised by people. Since we are neurodivergent ourselves we resorted to mainly live in this bubble where people understand this. Of course helping a challenging child is more exhausting. We have a very strong relationship as partners and make it a point to build a strong family bond with our kids. This is helping us immensely. We know that we are not always equally well mentally and take each other’s load if one needs a break. We’re in this together and we are better and stronger together. 5. Our inclusive school has been a great resource so far, and also our psychologist. For me as a mom my own psychotherapy equips me with the tools I need to help my kid. The main support are people who believe us instead of blaming our inconsequential and poor parenting skills. The approach to my kids challenges made and makes the biggest difference. Feel free to contact me if you have more questions!