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[quote=Anonymous]I tried medication (stimulant and non-stimulant) for my 7 year old and the side effects were horrendous. So for now he is unmedicated. It was disappointing because I’ve heard from other parents how life changing medication can be, but for us it was a mess. We will likely revisit at some point when he is older once we see what behaviors shake out with maturity. There is some suspected mild ASD and mood issues (too young to fully know if something else is going on, we’ll do a repeat neuropsych in another year or two). I’m hopeful with age my DS will be able to better articulate what is going on in his head and help us figure out what med(s) work or not. But for right now we are going the unmedicated route. I realize we’re a much different example than the family that doesn’t believe in meds (or even school) at all. But this is just another perspective why some kids are not on medication despite fairly severe ADHD.[/quote]
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