ADHD Tips needed 🩵

Hi guys!

Daughter was diagnosed with severe ADHD/OCD a year ago. There’s “whispers” of her being autistic.

She is 7 years old, has been in OT for most of this year.

She takes low dose Sertraline & Guanficine to help her anxiety/OCD.

Some things we need help tackling, if you have the time to share!

• teeth brushing. She hates the sensation, she hates the taste of all kinds of toothpaste. We’ve tried everything the stores offer, and all kinds of brushes. She has no cavities yet, but.

• finger sucking. We’ve tried lots of things but she does it in her sleep. We’ve accepted she will need dental work done, but I’d love to encourage her to stop soon.

• hydrating. She has a very narrow food list, and says her tummy hurts on regular water. Currently we give her light juice cut with water, and seltzer water, but she gets very upset with much else.

• using “naughty” words. It’s almost like a tick. She will say things when she’s mad, happy, calm, even whisper them to herself. Words like “hell” , shut up, etc. we do give her other words to use, and have picked a few funny words that she can use instead, but it’s far from perfect. Sometimes I get looks from people when she starts talking in public 🙃

She’s honestly such a funny and bright kid, but I’m using all the tools in the OT’s handbook and it’s helping a little but … 😅