Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities
Reply to "Which ADHD Medicine?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous]Our DS responds both to Adderall and Ritalin. Our sense was that we got a bigger positive effect with fewer side effects when we hit the really effective dose with the Adderall (at 15 mg when he was about 35 pounds) than with the Ritalin (10mg when he was about 40 pounds). But it's different and you should experiment. The great thing about stimulants is that they wash out of the system quickly. And when he's in the effective dose it is very helpful to him. It just clearly gives him more control over his own behavior in ways that he appreciates, even at 7. And it makes him more successful socially, academically, and in his ability to do things he wants to do--like follow complicated lego directions. The downside is that it decreases his social motivation (a real issue for those of us on the autism spectrum) and makes him a little more dramatic, in the sense that he's inclined to attribute ill will to others unfairly.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
