Laura K. Aug 2, 2019 1 min Has your child had a tonsillectomy or adnoidectomy because of his/her sleep challenges? ANSWER: 22% of DMDDers with sleep issues have had a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy. Of those 15 who had the procedure, only 1 said it...
Laura K. Jul 30, 2019 1 min Has your DMDDer had a sleep study done? ANSWER: 19% of our kiddos with sleep issues have had a sleep study done. Another 11% are planning to do one. Of those that had the sleep ...
Laura K. Jul 29, 2019 1 min What strategies do you use to help your DMDDer get a good night's sleep? ANSWER: 76% focus on a regular bedtime 65% use melatonin or other non-Rx supplement for sleep 39% give our kiddos a bath, warm milk, a we...
Laura K. Jul 25, 2019 1 min Does your DMDDer have trouble sleeping? ANSWER: 96% of our DMDD kiddos have trouble sleeping. 😥 85% have trouble falling asleep 69% have trouble staying asleep 43% have night ...
Laura K. Jul 14, 2019 1 min Which resources did you find most helpful when you first received the DMDD diagnosis? ANSWER: 1. The Explosive Child, by Dr. Ross Greene (book) 2. Dr. Fisher videos (click here for the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
Laura K. Jul 13, 2019 1 min When your child was first diagnosed, did the doctor suggest any educational or support resources? ANSWER: Sadly, 87% of us received NO educational or support group recommendations at diagnosis (e.g. books, videos, websites, support gr...
Laura K. Jul 6, 2019 1 min Have you tried Dr. Matthews' Protocol? ANSWER: Almost a third of us have tried it, but many are still too early in the process to say whether it's been successful. 9% Have trie...
Laura K. Jul 6, 2019 1 min Have you heard of Dr. Matthews' Protocol? ANSWER: Most of us have heard something about it (66%), but many (34%) have not. (Source: Facebook Survey to DMDD-related groups, June 20...
Laura K. Jun 12, 2019 1 min What is your relationship to your DMDDer? ANSWER: Not surprising, most of us are biological moms (73%). What was surprising, is that 16% of us are adoptive parents. This is intere...
Laura K. Jun 11, 2019 1 min What state does your DMDDer live in? ANSWER: We are everywhere! Of the 95 responses, we represented 35 states and Canada! (Source: Facebook Survey, June 2019. n=95)