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[quote=Anonymous]We weren't able to start meds until second grade due to other medical problems.  But, knowing what I know now, if I could have started earlier, I would have.  Here's why.  By third grade, kids are reading to learn and writing is a huge part of their school life.  These two areas were significantly impacted by my son's ADHD.  Fortunately, he was able to catch up in reading, but for writing assignments, he requires significant extra time.  This is built into his IEP, so we have no problem when it comes to grades or testing.  Now, all well and good while he is at school and the medication is in effect (we don't do evening boosters), but come evening homework time, it's really difficult for him to attend for any period of time and then on top, he takes double the amount of time to complete any assignment due to the fact that his writing speed hasn't yet caught up.  It's terribly hard on him.

There are also the self esteem issues.  My son's took a huge hit because he was always in trouble.  It's not that anyone yelled at him or made him feel bad.  But he knew he was being talked to, prompted, moved, redirected and whatnot constantly throughout the day and other kids didn't need this.  This bothered him tremendously.  And, yes, behavior charts and programs helped control his behavior, but it didn't change the fact that he knew he couldn't control his behavior.

As far as the social thing, ADHD hasn't impacted my son at all, so I can't speak to that.  [/quote]

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