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[quote=Anonymous]My 7.5 year old DD was diagnosed with ADHD-Combined. She was having a lot of conflict with peers at school and with all of us at home due to emotional dysregulation. She'd also have a hard time staying on task if she didn't like the activity and her working memory was nonexistent. She'd forget what she was supposed to be doing 10 seconds after I told her. It really started to weigh on her and she would say things like, "I'm the one who always causes problems" or "I'm terrible."

We did OT for a while and when that didn't seem to help, we started her on Ritalin. It was a bit of trial and error to find the right dose to even determine if it was doing anything for her. We saw a bit of improvement when we first started but questioned if the mediation was worth it if that's the most we could expect. Turns out, we had to increase the dosage and add a second dose in the afternoons. Complete game changer! Her personality still shines through but she's able to focus and regulate, which is allowing her to change the narrative in her own head about who she is and how she relates to others.[/quote]

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