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 "Any "successful" parents start meds after kid was diagnosed with ADHD?"
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][quote=Anonymous]Medication plus behavior therapy is the best treatment for ADHD. Try lots of behavior modification first and then add in pills later. [/quote] This. But popping effective psychotropic drugs is so much easier. It really is. It's easier to consistently execute, it's less work and stress for those around the patient, it requires less thinking and less strife. There is less potential conflict (sometimes behavior therapy causes hard feelings because the ADHD patient wants to give up, doesn't "feel like it," says it's too hard, etc.) Amphetamine salts and other stimulants help everyone focus better and stay on task. Also, they absolutely engender dependence. It will be interesting to study the 1st generation of kids who grew up taking daily stimulants, once they reach middle age and beyond. The earliest of the Ritalin generation is entering their 40s now. [/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
