What I have learned over the past 2+ years is that it is an ever changing environment as my 7 (Then 5) year old matures and grows. What worked one day can change in as little as a week. Hang in there and as time goes on, Jack will learn how to help, you help him. Frustrations come and go but our love for our little ones never goes.
I'd like to add that medication does not change our fundamental ability to respond to things that we find offensive, distructive or boundry busting. If we find ourselves angry and upset even while taking medication, one has to ask - 'could there be a real concrete reason for these feelings?' Not every reaction experienced can be blamed on ADHD and thankfully medication does not and should not turn off our natural reactions to things that may hurt us emotionally and or physically. It is very important to separate cause and effect when dealing with ADHD. Yes, we can be hypersensitive and need to be accommodated in certain environments. Sometimes just the 'change' of environments can be enough to unset the apple cart so to speak. Jack may be experiencing camp as 'too stimulating for his senses(sp) to cope with - creating what is called feelings of 'overwhelm'. My thoery is - when medication has been working and now its not - check for new changes to the circumstances/environment first - so many things in life are just this - a change that is hard to manage. I agree with Eliane, that asking him what it is that he needs will go a long way in helping him and you coep with ADHD, meds are only one tool in the tool chest when it comes to living with ADHD. Remember it does get better as we get better at figuring out what tool is needed, each time adding to the tool chest. Hope this is helpful to you.
Kelli, don't look at the negatives, like Kerstan says, stay positive. I will agree with her comments that you need to find what your child loves and develop his hyper focus on positive activities. It seems that the gift of adhd is the ability to hyper-focus on things we really enjoy even to the point of obsessive compulsive. As a child, people thought I was a perfectionist bu,t not so, I just hyper-focus well !!!! Ask your son why he's so upset, perhaps the summer camp isn't the right place for his personality and a different place is where he should be. Your little guy will tell you if you ask him and listen hard.
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