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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Growing out of a neurological disorder is news to me[/b]. Perhaps, what you mean is, are the impacts of the side effects less noticeable as the kid gets older? If that's the case, then yes, a kid can learn to adapt without medication and with the help of therapies be better capable of managing themselves. It doesn't work for every ADHD child. In K the school principal told me in DS's IEP meeting that he firmly believed that DS (diagnosed with ADHD-combined) would never be a success without medication. By the end of K, DS was on grade level in all areas, except one, where he was advanced. DS is in 5 grade and most people that interact with him don't know that he has ADHD. He is not on medication. We chose to change his diet and his environment, and add all the therapies that he needed to be a success. He's on grade level in all areas. In the future, if DS decides that life and school has gotten to hard to manage because of ADHD, then we will revisit putting him on medication.[/quote]

Look at some of the more recent research using brain scans being done at NIH or NIMH.  It's really interesting but the pathways can change and develop as the child ages.  Brains are pretty plastic, especially at young ages.  (Think about stroke victims -- even olderly people can sometimes regrow pathways or grow alternative pathways with the right kind of therapy, support and time.)  Therapy can not only help to mitigate the symptoms, but the right kind of therapies can actually help develop the neural pathways....much like exercising a muscle helps it grow.  This stuff is so fascinating and there is still SO MUCH THE SCIENTISTS DON'T KNOW.  [/quote]

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