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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Think about what it must feel like to be him and not be able to slow down his brain. I am sure he knows on some level that he is driving you crazy. I am a special ed teacher and I just don't understand why so many parents refuse meds for their kids with ADHD. I get that meds are not desirable for anyone, but when kids struggle it is heartbreaking to me, because I know what a difference meds can make. It is not good for his brain to be all over the place, either. I can see having breaks from meds and that it is difficult to find the right med and may take a lot of trial and error, but they can help many kids so much. I know it is your choice as a parent. I would just try to imagine what it is like in his shoes. Try the website www.understood.org. [/quote]

Because you're not their parent, and can't understand that a short-term gain may mean a long-term loss. If you're a special ed teacher in a public school, you may be narrowly focusing on success in class, during the course of a year. Of course we suffer from seeing our children suffer. We're not made of stone. But as a scientist, I can tell you that on average, medication stops working after a few years, and that often children who are medicated do not acquire the behavioral and critical thinking tools they need to manage their disorder themselves as grown-ups, because meds are their crutch. Ideally, meds should never be given without a cognitive behavioral management program, but hardly anybody does that seriously.

Think again.

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