I was fortunate enough to interview the parent of the child I had in my internship who has ADHD. All I really was aware of was what I had seen throughout his 3rd grade year. It was interesting to hear their story and all they have been through over the years.

She began by telling me that her story was unlike any other story. Their story begins when he was just two years old and people at church started noticing some of his impulse actions and were worried he was going to hurt himself or someone else. They did not know exactly what was going on but he was given a special helper to be with him just for the one hour they were at church and this bothered his mother. She did not want him to be labeled or to be looked at differently from other children.

When he was in preschool they decided that he needed to be tested for ADHD. They found that he needed services and got him started on an IEP going into kindergarten. His mother informed me that this is very uncommon and it made his kindergarten year a better transition with already having a plan set for him.

When speaking with her, I also wondered about her experiences with teachers and aides throughout his journey in school thus far. She is very pleased with the school system and how they have treated her and her family. She said that they all take her opinions into consideration and follow his IEP. She said that all of his teachers have been open to trying new strategies with him and always keep her informed on how he's doing in school.

This year in the 3rd he's been pulled out of the classroom a lot more and has worked with a tutor for half the year for math. He also goes one on one with an OT specialist and the special education teacher.

His family is very pleased with how this year is going for him and have even commented on that for the first time, he made a comment about being sad that school is almost over. She said he is very excited for summer, but for him to make a comment about missing school is a big deal.