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[quote=Anonymous]How has it worked out? Do you have any regrets? Our son is only in K but was diagnosed in preschool. His teacher is fantastic and has done a great job getting his behavior/impulsivity reasonably under control using behavior contracts and other interventions (although we still struggle with this at home). But his ability to attend to the task at hand, particularly when unstructured and if it involves writing, is virtually non-existent. If he does manage to complete a task, he rushes through it and does extremely sloppy, careless work. He does a lot of roaming around, going to the bathroom, dropping his pencil on the floor multiple times, looking around at what other kids are doing, watching birds outside the window, well, you get the picture. His teacher feels that he is being significantly impacted (academically and perhaps also socially) as a result, and she recognizes that he is otherwise a very bright, charismatic kid with a lot of potential. We've had him in behavioral therapy and OT (he supposedly also has some sensory issues -- proprioceptive mostly) over the past year, and I think they have helped a little. But we've come to a point where his psychologist and even his OTR have suggested that we might want to try meds.  We are conflicted about starting meds at such a young age, but we also feel like he could potentially benefit greatly in many ways. Has anyone started on meds at a young age, and do you feel it was the right decision?[/quote]

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