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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry I don't have much to offer since my DH and I agreed about medication.  I just wanted to let you know I'm sorry for your struggle.  We started medication for my oldest when he was in K for the reasons you cite.  It's made a big difference.  We typically don't medicate him in the summer since he's primarily inattentive/impulsive and his behavior doesn't negatively impact our time together.  We don't start the medication until about a month after school starts so he has a chance to settle into the routine and his teachers get a chance to see him without it.  They all notice a difference in his ability to attend and to regulate his emotions.  Good luck with your struggle.[/quote]

This is a brilliant idea -- not medicating until a month into school.  My child doesn't have ADHD, but other learning disabilities which create seeming inattentiveness.  His inattention or misdirected attention is often perceived as willful disobedience by his teachers.  It's a great idea to let the teachers see him "naturally" and then when medicated so they really understand what behaviors stem from the ADHD.  [/quote]

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