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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think you need to look at meds as a piece of the treatment package rather than stand alone. My DS is medicated. However, he is also in OT, speech, social skills group and CBT. Meds are one part of his treatment. For my DS, adding meds was a decision we didn't want to make. However, after finding a med (and a dose) he is good with, it has made a world of difference in his ability to access the curriculum, make friends, generally be a part of things without feeling left out. However, it mostly helps him compartmentalize all the stimuli coming at him all day long (in his words, he is able to focus and can understand what is going on around him now). FWIW, he is 9. We went to meds when he came to us saying he just could not focus and no longer wanted to go to school. It's our hope/goal to not have him on meds forever, but for now they are a huge help while he learns strategies in the other therapies he is currently in.[/quote]
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