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Anonymous
| If your chlid is on adderall what is the diagnosis and what age did they start to take it? |
Anonymous
| 10mg, ADHD/INATTENTIVE, age 7 |
Anonymous
| 5 mg, ADHD (inattentive), age 8. We tried other drugs before adderall (also at age 8) but this works the best for him. |
Anonymous
| My child is four and inattentive. Should I try OT/other options before resorting to drugs? |
Anonymous
Gosh, I would. What are they doing at 4 that they need the drugs? Most kids who are taking drugs are doing so to help them function and do their work in school. Also, what does your therapist recommend? |
Anonymous
YES!!!! My ped would not even think of perscribing my child before first grade |
Anonymous
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Agreed with both PPs. 4 is WAY too young, IMHO.
We put our DS on adderral when he started 1st grade, and that was after OT and other interventions. We do not give it to him on the weekends, and will only give it to him this summer while he is being tutored. |
Anonymous
| I totally agree that 4 is too young as well. My son has been in OT since he was 15 months old and we have always known that attention was an issue for him. But he wasn't officially diagnosed until around Thanksgiving of 2nd grade b/c that is when it really started to impact how he performed in school (the kids seem to be required to do a lot more independently and b/c of his executive functioning issues, he had problems with lots of things including things like bringing his folder home with homework. I think in kindergarten and 1st grade, the teachers supervised more and helped more with these types of tasks. I would continue/start OT and see what happens before starting medication. |
Anonymous
| No drugs before age 6. |
Anonymous
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My 4 yr old has been on meds for the past year. Please don't judge until you've met him or others like him. The decisions of a neurodevelopmental pediatrician, neurologist (2), psychiatrist (2), psychologist, OT (2), his pediatrician and his teachers (several) all concur. His ADHD with high impulsivity and SPD/ sensory seeking. In other words, without meds he will run into traffic or break bones and not notice- just to name a couple of the more "mundane" events that have occurred.
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Anonymous
Your doctor shopping. |
Anonymous
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Your doctor shopping. Thanks for adding important information to the discussion. Getting a second opinion, coordinating school and private therapists, and having a neurologist + neurodev ped who work in the same practice = doctor shopping? When they all concur on diagnosis and treatment options? I hope to God you never have a special needs child who requires more than what your average pediatrician can provide. |
Anonymous
This is all very new to us and we have not put our child on any medication. I am still trying to decide what therapy route to go and learning about the diagnosis. I was just curious about when other kids were put on meds. |
Anonymous
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22:04 - EF YOU!!
if you have nothing constructive to offer, shut up and go away. |
Anonymous
I see the troll is back. Best not to feed it. |