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[quote=Anonymous]Just wanted to chime in that I am married, my husband has ADHD and is adamant against medication. When my oldest was having problem at school constantly (social) and *I* was the one getting 3 to 4 e-mails per day, I went ahead and looked for a diagnose from her pediatrician through the Vanderbilt  and later on, a neuro from Children's. I just told him the dates, but didn't ask for permission - WTF!

Oldest didn't take medication, but youngest was having problems that even he acknowledged (still against medication). I told him - "ok, if you don't want to do medication, you are the one going to responsible to teach her how to read and do math" - very quickly he changed his tune.

Oldest now (2 years later) is moppy, can't really cope with increased demands of schools, etc. He just kept telling her Spotify was all depressed people songs...I went ahead and made an appt with a children's psychiatrist and got a prescription for ADHD. He found out today when I asked him to go pick it up.

Maybe you husband is different of mine OP, but if my husband wants to make decisions about medication and diagnose, he would have to actively participate in their eduction and deal with the fall outs of their problems by dealing with the fallouts of their problem with schools, friendships and whatnot.

Otherwise, just do what you have to do.[/quote]

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