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[quote=Anonymous]I need some feedback or reassurance or a kick in the butt from DCUM. My DS9 with mild/moderate ADHS is having trouble at school. He's easily distracted, off task, and sometimes (mostly inadvertently, sometimes intentionally) distracting to other students. DS has no learning issues (other than ADHD), has a highly gifted IQ and is easily working about one to two years ahead of the curriculum in most areas.

He's just in trouble a lot the day-- separated from other students to complete work, working slowly because he drifts off, or the opposite (hyper focused) working intensely on something interesting and having trouble shifting gears. DS has some social problems- difficulty perceiving the larger picture of a situation or applying a social lesson to a different situation.

DS says he feels anxious at school now, because instead of learning, he's just thinking of staying out of trouble. Now it's escalated to where the other kids are tattling (telling on him for spacing off during work time, even when it's not disruptive to them).

I've avoided meds because there isn't much research into potential long term side effects. This from a reputable study that I could dig up, but will spare you. I'm concerned about DS socially-- I think he gets a bad rap, some of it earned and some of it part of a negative dynamic. He's becoming unhappy-- seems to dislike school, asks to move schools because he wants friends. He's in therapy for social skills and cognitive behavioral. The teachers apply accommodations but it seems inconsistent (private school). DS is underachieving but it's not a concern right now because his IQ more than compensates. It will be a bigger problem in middle and high school, I'm sure.

Thoughts on medication?

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