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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you asked him?  By 11 yo, he'll have an opinion on how he feels on meds.  If he hasn't reflected, maybe you could help him keep a log?  Each night he could make a note of how the day went and if he was medicated.  [/quote]

No I don't think this is accurate. My 17 year old still says he doesn't feel the difference. The psychiatrist said it's normal for kids and teens to not feel it until adulthood. I have an adult family member with ADHD; he says he can definitely tell the difference. But my son can't. [/quote]
Medication doesn’t affect everyone the same way. My DD is very sensitive to the meds and can feel the difference, especially on certain meds.

OP, sometimes when I want to tamp down my DD’s impulsivity and keep her emotional regulation in check, but she wants to be able to eat, I just give her a half dose of medication. For her, it’s a good compromise.

You mentioned kids growing more in the summer. That may be tied to their getting more sleep over summer break. Kids grow while they sleep. My DD got her first back brace for scoliosis during the Covid shutdown. She outgrew it much sooner than expected. The woman who measures and fits the back braces said she’d never seen so many kids outgrow their braces so quickly, and that it seemed to be happening at every appointment all of a sudden. The theory was that everyone was getting more sleep while they were stuck at home.[/quote]

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