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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real question is, why do so many professionals default to recommending medication before trying other approaches?[/quote]

Because ADHD is a real condition - and it's not a matter of the child just trying harder.

A PP wrote about over-prescription of statins -- which is also, IMO, just sanctimonious.  I take statins, I eat well, get at least some exercise and, without statins, still have high cholestoral.  I think that we, as a society, have gone off the deep end because we don't remember that people used to die from lack of vaccines and medications.  So now we have measles and whooping cough outbreaks because free-range parents don't want to vaccinate their precious snowflakes and people think of ADHD medication as poison.

Our DS has been on ADHD medication for years.  Periodically, he skips/forgets a dose and it gives us a good reminder of why he takes ADHD medication.  It's not perfect and we're not one of those families whose child has gone from failing grades to Honor Roll thanks to meds, but he wouldn't be able to function well in school without it.

As for side effects, very few in DS's case.  There are times he has had appetite and sleep issues but in general, they've been few and they've been manageable.  He's continued to grow normally and he sleeps OK.[/quote]

Of course ADHD is a real condition. No one said otherwise.

Conditions such as generalized anxiety disorder and depression are frequently treated with exercise, CBT, meditation, etc. There is clear research on the efficacy of those approaches but if they don't work for a particular individual, medication is the next step. It's not the default.[/quote]

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