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title: 'Video: A mom on the “roller coaster” of raising a child with ADHD and speech issues'
description: Mallory’s son, Angel, has speech delays and ADHD. Hear her story of getting his diagnoses and coping with the daily challenges.
slug: video-one-mom-shares-the-roller-coaster-of-raising-a-child-with-adhd-speech-issues
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:47:44.876Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/3IR5ZKMmbIymOiBtCHHxNN/98fe4cef27b89c6f56b3ea56b8df92ff/051818_Video_One_Mom_Shares_the_Roller_Coaster_of_Raising_a_Child_With_ADHD_Speech_Issues__1_.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-one-mom-shares-the-roller-coaster-of-raising-a-child-with-adhd-speech-issues
lang: en
---

# Video: A mom on the “roller coaster” of raising a child with ADHD and speech issues

Mallory’s son, Angel, was diagnosed with speech disfluency when he was 3 years old. And in kindergarten, he was diagnosed with ADHD.

Hear Mallory’s story about the ups and downs that have come with Angel’s challenges: From the bad days — like when he was excluded from the school carnival — to the good days that make it all worthwhile.

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