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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS started late because he was always borderline in academic impact, self-regulated through very hard athletics (exhausted himself out of impulsive behavior, essentially), and we were reluctant to medicate. So far my only regret is waiting as long as we did. However, one minor advantage was that he was over 6' when we started so I was not as worried about impact on growth.[/quote]

Wait, there's an impact on growth???  I have 13 year old and we are considering medicine for ADHD.  I had not idea it would impact his growth.  [/quote]

The impact comes from the drug's well-documented appetite supression - if the child is eating less calories, their growth is impacted.  That's why you go in regularly for med checks  to make sure your child is still on the growth curve that they had when they started taking the medication.  If they are falling off, then a different intervention is necessary.  These are not drugs that are fix it and forget it - they need regular monitoring for both the child's physical well-being and mental health.  That said, they can be a godsend for aneurotypical children.  There is nothing like seeing an 8yo child go from pre-suicidal to a straight-A happy, funny 12 yo with friends and deep interests with the help of one pill a day.  It was the best and hardest decision we've ever made for our child.[/quote]

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