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[quote=Anonymous](np) That's right-it's the one thing anti-med folks completely leave out. And I'm really not pro or anti in this forum. I believe parents need to make the best decision for their children whatever that decision may be.

However, it's completely ignorant to downplay the children who CANNOT function in society without their ADHD medication. My DS is extremely small for his age. Less than 1% across the board. My DH and I had to make a very difficult decision and take a calculated risk to medicate because my child could not for literally one minute (it was timed) sit in a seat during class. It doesn't even factor in the suffering he went through everyday because as he told us one night, "I have crazy brain. My brain goes so fast out of control I can't think." Why would anyone want to subject their child to that when there's a solution? And that's not even factoring in how we lived in a state of fear for his safety due to his severe impulsivity. Run into traffic-possible, jump off the top of a playground set-possible, drown in a pool-possible. It's beyond offensive for another parent to imply others choose to medicate out of "laziness" or because it's "easy." Walk a day in the shoes of a child/parent with severe ADHD-combined. [/quote]

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