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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with 12:31 that it was like flipping a switch for my inattentive DD when she started at 8. Total gamechanger in terms of ability to focus on tasks/instructions, lose things a little less, be more engaged socially with us and with others, etc. I used to think that we wouldn't want to medicate to make our child "compliant" which is how that prior sentence of mine would have read to me a few years ago. What I was missing though was how much her inability to do some of those things really affected her confidence and self-esteem to the point that she was exhibiting some minor signs of depression already in elementary school. She could feel at some level that she was different, that work was easier for other kids than it was for her (even though she was quite bright and felt like she should be able to do more). Learning that her brain worked differently and that we could do some things to help that really made a difference. The medications are not magic - we still a lot on the therapy, tool-building side with her - but the medications leveled her own playing field a little better so she could participate more at school and socially in ways that are satisfying and confidence-building for her. [/quote]

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