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[quote=Anonymous]We don't medicate our D because there's a history of addiction, including alcoholism, in our family.  I didn't want to run the risk of having my child become dependent on medications and I was concerned that ADD medication might be a gateway to other types of medication.

Honestly, we have just accepted that our child is not likely to be a strongly academic person.  She has fantastic people skills, a summer job that she loves, a rich history of volunteer and service work and she can pull B's and the occasional A in subjects that she is passionate about.  She got into a decent college -- with scholarships -- and is planning on a career that doesn't involve a desk.  She'd like to be a wedding planner, do something with hotels or the travel industry, possibly be a flight attendant.

We also have some ASD in our family and I feel passionately that there are lots of variants in human behavior and that everyone doesn't need to look alike.  My son meets the criteria for HFA, as did my dad, and I probably do as well.  I think it's pointless to try to fix people who aren't broken, just different.  Mostly I'm interested in accepting my daughter and everyone who doesn't fit the norm for behavior and function.  We are more than just cogs in the US productivity machine.[/quote]

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