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[quote=Anonymous]Like most things, it's a spectrum.  My feeling is that if they can function within the spectrum of normality without medication, I wouldn't medicate.

I have 2 kids with diagnoses.  One really needs medication in order to be safe and tolerable to society.  The other has gone off and on a very low dose.  
For many people with ADHD, learning self accommodations (i.e., techniques that will help them manage the world around them) is more effective than medication for a long of the most troubling symptoms.  The medication is good if the primary problem is impulse control (which often manifests as hyperactivity but may have other manifestations -- like telling your teacher that her dress is ugly because its the first thing that pops into your head, or pushing someone when they accidentally bump into you in line because that's your first impulse when you are shoved).  But the medication won't teach you how to remember deadlines or organize your work or take notes in class. For inattention alone, many people find that caffeine is sufficiently helpful without some of the side effects of the prescription medicine.  [/quote]

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