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[quote=Anonymous]I have an older (now thirteen and a half year old) kid with a similar profile, and I will echo the recommendation to work on the anxiety before treating ADHD with meds. We made the mistake of treating the ADHD with stimulant meds first, and we did get a major upswing in anxiety, with episodes of very problematic behavior at home and at school. We stopped the meds and changed our strategy, aiming to work on anxiety first. As for the how, we've pursued CBT, aiming to help our kid work on emotion regulation. It's going to be a long road, with slow going and lots of backward steps, but we can see how having solid routines and strategies for deescalating emotions is extraordinarily helpful to all. And FWIW, my kiddo exhibited anxiety at least from the age of 6 if not before. [/quote]
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