Comments on: Wii For ADHD?! http://www.adhd-inattentive.com/155/wii-for-adhd/ Life With ADHD Inattentive Kids Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jane http://www.adhd-inattentive.com/155/wii-for-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Jane Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:10:37 +0000 http://www.adhd-inattentive.com/?p=155#comment-137 I'm starting to think that Wii is the worst thing I ever got for my son, 7 y.o. (on medication, adderall and tenex, w/ the hope of getting him off adderall). We play the Star Wars Lego game. I'm the only one he has played with. We play for 30 minutes and I have a timer in front of us. I give him and 5 and 10 minute warning. When it's time, he gets very frustrated. I've tried to get him to turn it off, but he can't. When I turn it off he goes ballistic and can't control his emotions which is usually intense anger. He does every thing short of physical stuff - kicking and hitting We've been working on anger and he's doing very well except for this Wii stuff. Does anyone else have this problem? I think it's almost like a drug for him. I’m starting to think that Wii is the worst thing I ever got for my son, 7 y.o. (on medication, adderall and tenex, w/ the hope of getting him off adderall). We play the Star Wars Lego game. I’m the only one he has played with. We play for 30 minutes and I have a timer in front of us. I give him and 5 and 10 minute warning.

When it’s time, he gets very frustrated. I’ve tried to get him to turn it off, but he can’t. When I turn it off he goes ballistic and can’t control his emotions which is usually intense anger. He does every thing short of physical stuff – kicking and hitting We’ve been working on anger and he’s doing very well except for this Wii stuff.

Does anyone else have this problem? I think it’s almost like a drug for him.

]]> By: Beth http://www.adhd-inattentive.com/155/wii-for-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Beth Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:32:17 +0000 http://www.adhd-inattentive.com/?p=155#comment-129 I am a Clinical Psychologist and I work mainly with kids. After getting the WII Fit Plus, I realized how amazing it is for ADHD. With all the games that require attention and the need to control impulses, I think it could be a great intervention to help everyone with ADD/ADHD. I am a Clinical Psychologist and I work mainly with kids. After getting the WII Fit Plus, I realized how amazing it is for ADHD. With all the games that require attention and the need to control impulses, I think it could be a great intervention to help everyone with ADD/ADHD.

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