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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what it’s worth, our pediatrician strongly recommends delaying ADHD meds until middle school for all but the most severe cases. There are plenty of therapies that will help your kid before you go the meds (which, to be clear, will be needed eventually). [/quote] Based on what science? Pediatricians are often not great at this kind of stuff, which is unfortunate because parents rely on them so much. I work in EI and we will often get really late referrals for a child with very obvious autism or serious global developmental delays, and the parent tells us their pediatrician told them to "wait and see" or that it was "just a speech delay." And are then stunned when we have to tell them their child is functioning 2 years behind in almost all areas. Because their pediatrician never flagged it and told them it would be OK. They are also often clueless about special education and will tell parents they are entitled to things that they actually are not, or that the child won't qualify for services that they actually would, or that they can write "IEP with extended time" on a prescription pad and magically the school will produce one with nothing else. My trust in pediatricians to handle developmental issues correctly is really low. [/quote]
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