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[quote=Anonymous]There are quite a few articles that have been published in the last couple years that show the kids with ADHD who take medication have better academic and social outcomes.

You might use those to have a discussion with your husband based on evidence.

Also maybe ask him what his line in the sand is..how badly would your son have to be doing before he would consider medication - will he feel guilty afterwards if it really helps and he realizes that his son suffered because of is opinion?

As you say - it is not just academic but also social. and above that it is cognitive so it means your child is living life with a brain that is frustrating to live with. At 5 your son probably doesn't know any different. A friend of mine's son described when he was older that not on meds had felt like being a race car driver - always on edge, hanging on, everything happening too fast, people flying past you, wrecks that happen before you even have time to react, alone in the car, sharp corners where you are always just trying to stay in control. When he was on meds he described it as driving the family van down a country road. You still have to be alert but it is so much slower, less chaotic, you can enjoy the ride, you have more time to react to an accident about to happen, you can have friends along for the ride, etc... A 5 yr old can't articulate that but maybe giving your husband some first person persepctives might help.

I really think it is only through conversation and research you are going to get on the same page and that might take a bit of time. What about a doctor's opinion?[/quote]

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