Anyone with a child who has been diagnosed with ADHD or that may suspect as having the disorder, I highly reccomend researching the subject of Indigo children.

The book The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober has been a lifesaver for me. There is a strong spiritual slant to the book but putting that aside I think most who are struggling with a child with these types of issues with be amazed by what it has to offer. Most book stores and libraries carry it.

I am not usually a subscriber to "new age" anything but this book will blow you away.

Actually there was another member who talked briefly about Indigo Children. I've also heard about it from long ago but I'm not too familiar with it. I'm really interested though. Care to share?

Ok since I'm wired, this is what I found. I still think I need clarification.

What is an indigo Child?
As a summary, here are the ten attributes that best describe this new kind of child, the Indigo Child (named by those who predicted it).

[qb]They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it)

They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when others don't share that.
Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents "who they are."
They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without explanation or choice).

They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is difficult for them.

They get frustrated with systems that are ritually oriented and don't require creative thought.

They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school, which makes them seem like "system busters" (nonconforming to any system).

They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward, feeling like no other human understands them. School is often extremely difficult for them socially.

They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets home and finds out what you did").

They are not shy in letting you know what they need. [/qb]

We have now realized the following.

This is not an American phenomenon. We have now personally seen it on three continents.
It seems to go far beyond cultural barriers (encompassing multiple languages).
It has escaped mainstream attention due to the fact that it is just too "weird" to consider in the paradigm of human psychology, which smugly considers humanity as a static, unchanging model. As a rule, society tends to believe in evolution, but only in the past tense. The thought that we might be seeing a new Human consciousness slowly arriving on the planet now - manifested in our children - goes way beyond established conservative thought.
The phenomenon is increasing - more reports continue to surface.
It has been around long enough that many professionals are beginning to observe it.
There are some emerging answers to the challenges.

I cannot believe I'm still awake. That's what I get for taking migraine meds with caffeine.

I'm not really sure to begin because there is so much I could talk about and about a hundred different directions to go. My son was early diagnosed with ADHD/ early-onset bi-polar before he turned four. For the last five years I have done countless hours of research. Have had numerous tests and he has seen many specialists. He was placed on meds at about 5 1/2 as an absolute last resort. Types and dosages changed several times. Other people did not agree with how I handled my son but it worked for me. Traditional approaches to discipline just did not work and only made things much worse. It caused the end of a long relationship with my ex bf, which in turn created even more issues with the boy. Losing a father figure etc.

I was always in conflict with how I felt I should handle him versus what family, friends, or professionals would say. I would try it their way but often to no avail and most often with more negative reprocussions.

This is where people usually roll their eyes but I say the heck with them because in the last six months I have witnessed as close to a miracle as I ever seen. I hate to make this post so long but I almost feel I have to spread the word.

I went with my grandmother to see a channeler, I went to show her he was a charlatan and to stop wasting her money. Well boy was I in for a surprise when I saw him, I left speechless. The things he said to me were amazing and I felt like many weights had been lifted. My son who was very depressed was always talking about heaven and angels and God. I was never religious nor encouraged my son that way. He would just come out with this stuff on his own. After seeing this man, who in his words spoke to angels, I thought heck why not bring my son. What could it hurt we are always asking them to believ in things they cannot see, santa, easter bunny. Why not add angels to the mix. He already had seven imaginary friends. He made me feel better and maybe it would help him, nothing else was working. It was truly the best thing I've ever done for him. Basically he told him he was an Indigo child, I had never heard of it before, and then just told him how special he was and nothing but extremely possitive things. To this day if he seems down we listen to the tape and you can see the light come back into his eyes. Several months after the visit I got curious and looked up this Indigo stuff and my curiosity was peaked when he match a lot of the traits. So I got the book read it in about two days and was blown away. It was almost like someone wrote a book all about him.

The best thing it did was confirm my feelings on how to traet him and gave me the confidence to trust my instincts regardless of what others have said. These children need to be treated as equals and they command respect. That is not to say that they shouldn't respect your authority as a parent, but you as a parent need not treat them as a sub-ordinate to get a possitive response. In the last eight months I took him off most of his meds and the difference has been staggering. His energy level is through the roof and he still needs a great deal of guidance but his attitude and manageabilty is fantastic. He just requires a different approach than most children. Alas the the typical public classroom is not conducive to his needs. They just want to have him medicated and strongly force the issue. I'd like to know why it's only the time during school that there is an issue. There are many things outside of school that require concentration which he excels in, where medication is not required.

I strongly feel every child is unique and you need to explore all possibilies no matter how far off the mainstream they are. For some it's environmental, others diet, behavioral modification, and others maybe meds. Just don't get tunnel vision and neglect to explore other areas.

You seem to be very open-minded and eager to learn what can can about everything. You and your son can only benefit from your perseverance. Keep up the good work. I don't know if this epic post was a help at all but if you have any specifc questions I would be more than happy to get more detailed.

Well I still don't know enough of this topic to comment much but I do find it rather interesting. I can't say my son his an Indigo child though. He doesn't have a lot of its characteristics. It's kind of funny though because I do instead. lol

Doreen Virtue has also written about Indigo Children.