As you know/can see in my sig, DD2 is ADHD. Diagnosed abour 2 years ago. She also has sensory issues, so I wanted to try sort that first & go from there.

So her sensory issues were tactile (touch) & vestibular (movement) mainly. And she's a seeker. So she craves touch & movement mostly. But also craves to have the other senses stimulated.
We tried pencil grips for touch. A weighted vest & lap thingy (just used a door snake to see what happened).

It all helped. To a point. It all calmed her & helped her sit still a little longer, but none of it helped her focus at school. The last term of last year I finally decided to start her on her Ritalin. I'd had it sitting in my pantry for 12 months hoping I wouldn't get to that point. But she was slowly slipping further & further behind & there was nothing else I could do.

I haven't looked back. I also have her on a 'green lipped mussel' trial through a Melbourne university. But she's not as regular with taking them & isn't too keen on the occasional taste of them (she sometimes notices an after taste). So I can't really say weather or not that's made a huge difference. She takes them along with the Ritalin.

They may be starting another trial if you want the info? I wanted to do this before I started the Ritalin, but the chance came too late (they only did Melbourne residents in the first trial) & the Ritalin is working so well, I'm too scared to take her off & watch her go backwards again ITMS.

There are things you can do naturally. Its just finding the thing that works & preparing yourself for the fact that it might come down to one option. Medication. That is a scary decision & I don't think anyone should jump in & go for it without ruling out all other options. But I do think it should be kept in mind, just in case.

We all know diet has an effect, but sometimes diet only goes so far.

Have you tried the leaky gut diet? (Along those lines) I'd love to give it a go, but I honestly think my kids would starve. I keep things as natural & colour free as possible, but kids still need to eat, so I don't feel comfortable going through with it the whole way.


I've read about melatonin & am really interested in it. Not one of my 4 kids just goes off to sleep & stays asleep all night. DD2 is possibly the best sleeper. I think because her brain is so active through the day, it just completely shuts off at night... but that means she wets the bed... Most nights though, she does find it hard to just switch off. Once she's out, she's out, but that can take a while.
N2L do I go to the gp about melatonin, or can you buy it without a script?