ADHD -- inconsistent behavior and meds

[Anonymous]

OP here. I totally agree with regular exercise. DD plays outside every day after school and much of the weekend (weather permitting) and she also does the after school running club once a week, swimming once a week, and soccer class once a week. She actually is okay at homework at night after the meds wear off because she is not distracted by the other kids and she has had a break after school.

The problem is school -- it's not like they have her running half a mile every 2 hours. If they did, she might actually not need meds. But school isn't set up for that kind of thing and the 20 min of recess a day when she is there from 9 to 4 doesn't really do the trick, combined with all the distractions of the other 20 kids in the class.

I just hope we can find the dose that let's her do her best most days.