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| Let the Buds Bloom |
Back home after an
eventful day, I watched my thirteen year old daughter’s face as she read
the newspaper. Her anguish said the news was about something that
tugged at her heart. She motioned her brother to read the news with her.
His face too reflected the same distress. She exclaimed with pain in
her voice, “Why can’t they just let the kids live? They will somehow
grow up.”
I immediately understood what they were reading—the suicide pact—the bane of our society!
Each
child is unique. Children see the world through their own innocent
eyes. Nothing is more precious than their innocence. They should be
given an opportunity to bloom to their fullest without the worms of
hatred and distrust eating away the petals of happiness in the little
buds. Unfortunately, ADHD, ADD, dyslexia and dyscalculia were unheard of
many years back. Such kids were considered lazy and beaten up by
parents and teachers alike. Unfortunately, in India parents consider
education as the only way to excel in life. This is especially so if the
parent is a teacher. The sadness in their lives is doubled as they are
unable to accept the fact that their children are different. This kind
of a situation has an adverse impact on these child and also their
siblings. An extreme reaction to this situation—the suicide pact— burns
the souls of hapless children even if they survive it…
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I have been looking for articles/research in the web linking sleep with ADHD or ADHD medication. My son who has been taking Atomoxetine twice a day seems to have sleep problems. He does not experience sleeplessness but complains about nightmares and very often, if not everyday appear in our room at night complaining of nightmares and falls asleep there.
A new study I read in Science Daily relates sleep problems with ADHD. According to the study, “adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regardless of the severity of current ADHD symptoms”. The study also says, “Authors suggest that findings indicate that mental health professionals should screen for sleep problems and psychiatric comorbidities among all adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD”.
However, my son's psychiatrist ruled out any relation of ADHD with sleep disturbance. We are trying to figure out a way to prevent nightmares. We stay with him in his room till he falls asleep before retiring to bed. I am not really sure if we are missing out on any other cause for his sleep disturbance. Will keep you posted!
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