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[quote=Anonymous]I have 3 kids, 2 have adhd. My oldest is in 8th grade and has thus far been ok without medication (his ADHD is mild, only rears his head in non-academic settings, and he has strong executive functioning that balances it out. We are keeping an eye on it, but he’s a late physical bloomer and I don’t think medication makes sense yet).  We are keeping an eye on this, though, because it looks like he might be having more trouble controlling outbursts in class and we likely have to deal with this before high school.

My youngest is in 2nd and is doing really well socially and academically, but he just can’t sit still unless in a chair and working. His teacher is great and is ok with some movement and is working with him on coping mechanisms (figits, chair that doesn’t move, etc). He’s off the charts bright, and no inattentive issues, so he gets what he needs to get out of school. His report cards are pretty great. I’m sure medication would help him stop moving, but if he’s doing mostly ok, and the teacher is fine occasionally reminding him to stop moving during an assembly or when sitting on a rug, are we doing him a disservice by waiting to evaluate him? With our oldest, there were no symptoms until middle school, so we didn’t have to deal with it at this early of an age.

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