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[quote=Anonymous]I wish we had used meds sooner.

No doctor recognized the ADHD symptoms. Now I have a kid about to go to college. Kid asked many times of therapists, etc for help with ADHD. But they wanted to test for anxiety/depression and treat that. Now that is treated. The ADHD symptoms remain.

Before anyone rips me apart for not seeing the symptoms earlier, the pandemic and teaching styles masked a lot of the issues for a long time. But now they are entering a less understanding world in college...

While my kid did well in high school, they have low self-esteem. They know they are not like others. I had to intervene and get school support after getting a letter from a therapist. The bad part is that the unofficial accommodations masked the need for 504 accommodations. Now, here we are without having had 504s.

I had to overcome the resistance of my teen who felt like getting help was "cheating," the slowness of the medical system, a very careful therapist that wanted to treat for everything but ADHD, a very careful pediatrician who (despite us being scheduled with them) said they didn't feel comfortable helping with this topic.

We are setting up supports for college. But, honestly, my kid doesn't even seem to use a calendar, and I'm hoping they don't fail out of college. We are talking to them about body doubling, attending study sessions to stay focused, and hoping we can FINALLY get an official diagnosis to get them on the proper medicine.

From my perspective, medication would have reduced their academic struggle and prevented at least some self-esteem and confidence issues. [/quote]

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