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[quote=Anonymous]Transcendental meditation. I've tried everything for DS 16. TM combined with meds help a lot. You can lower the dosage a bit but I am telling you, to go cold with zero meds is almost impossible in order to achieve academic success. We've tried. DS runs varsity XC as freshman and eats well. Did therapy.  We've tried the gamut without meds and it simply isn't enough.

This is all IF your kid truly has ADHD as it's so misdiagnosed. Poor Working memory and not being able to manage complexity effectively - the hallmarks of ADHD is not a joke. It very much is like an actual health illness.  If you had a heart defect, whatever disease, you'd have meds to help you and that's applicable to ADHD.  It's simply not just something that's optional to treat. Just because you aren't clinically ill does not mean you don't need meds.

DS was diagnosed just before 5th grade and is a rising HS sophomore and I am just being honest - as someone who rarely even takes Advil - the meds are really important because I've had him off and on and on is so. Much. Better. [/quote]

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