LD>   Greetings to all:
 LD>   I've been lurking for quite some time now.  My almost-11-year-old son
 LD>   was diagnosed with ADD in the span between first and second grade.  He
 LD>   started on Ritalin several weeks into the 2nd grade school year.
 LD>   He'll be entering 5th grade in the fall.  While Ritalin helps his
 LD>   attention and tracking during the day, it's of course not available to
 LD>   help out in the morning--can't IV him before he gets up!   Needless
 LD>   to say, mornings are tough enough to begin with, then to add this on
 LD>   top of it....
 LD>   Summer's almost over.  School starts up in about three weeks.  I'm
 LD>   trying to help get him back on track in the mornings.  Lately he's
 LD>   taken to claiming he's eaten breakfast even though he hasn't, and
 LD>   forgetting  to take his med, probably since it's somewhat linked with
 LD>   breakfast.  Schooltime morning ritual is up by 7, dress before coming
 LD>   downstairs, eat, brush, make bed, med at 8, ready to go out the door
 LD>   at 8:15.  He's fallen into the summertime habit, which is fine for
 LD>   most of the summer, but now it's time to get his act back together,
 LD>   and he's being verrrrrry resistant.  I hate mornings, too, but, still,
 LD>   I have to get back to work myself in those same three weeks.
 LD>   Any helpful suggestions on getting back on track?  BTW we are a family
 LD>   of 4 with a little sister who is almost 4 years old. I am thankfully
 LD>   partnered so I don't have to carry this alone, but I also have the 4-
 LD>   year-old to get ready in the morning.  HELP!
 LD>   TIA,
 LD>   LaVonne
I know what will work wonders, tell him to get up, if he don't, take a 
leather belt to his bottem, that'll get him up. ADD is no excuse for 
lazyness.. I know, I got it.
-Charles
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