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[quote=Anonymous]I totally get this. My kid was a combination of slow as (*&@ in the AM and bouncing off the walls at school/after school. We delayed medication as long as possible with a combination of patient teachers, behavioral interventions at home, strategic parenting (we didn't/don't parent his non-ADHD twin the same way we parent him), lots of frustration, and reading books.

We made it until 7th grade before we had to start medicating him. When he grads plummeted and his self esteem was awful (because he was constantly getting 'in trouble'.)

Yes, it helps....when he at school.  It doesn't help the mornings with his slowness. He takes his medication with breakfast and it kicks in around the time we walks into the school. We just hobble along in the AM the best we can with a ton of reminders and LOTS of prodding/pushing.

And by the time he gets home from school, we have about 2-3 before the meds wear off (this is great for homework/sports practice) and we are back in an unmedicated slog of getting ready for bed.

In reality, his medication helps ME very little (the weekends are better- but weekends weren't really our issue.) But it helps HIM in school. He went from from a C/D student to a A/B student, his self esteem improved, he is a better athlete...

...but the mornings and evenings still suck. :)[/quote]

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