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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. I’m unsure of the degree to which he may have adhd. We were told by the pediatrician that she could prescribe him medication directly after evaluating the Vanderbilt forms and discussing options with us. No expensive outside diagnosis needed. I have seen my son be so beautifully focused on projects, like the 3-D car he is working on now. His teacher says he focuses beautifully when she works with him directly one on one and says he’s absolutely a bright kid. It’s when he’s in a group setting that he is disruptive and distracting other children, trying to be the class clown. He doesn’t listen to directions in school and gets distracted very easily. He doesn’t seem to hear when asked a question directly. We love our son so much and want the best for him. We’re just concerned about whether meds is the correct method, given that he can absolutely be focused.[/quote] I would read up a lot more on adhd. You described adhd in this post perfectly. Russell Barkley says it should be called focus on all the things you find interesting and no focus on anything else. Hyper focus is a tell tale adhd symptom (hello Michael Phelps and many other athletes). Since you asked - the research says medication alone is the one thing that moves the needle the most. However sleep and treating the untreated parent are also very important. The flavor of adhd you describe is one you see a ton in middle school bc the kids w disruptive behaviors start to be ostracized. The kids staring at the window and inattentive don’t cause the issues. The impulsive and hyperactive ones are a lot for the teachers and start to get labeled bad - and they generally have very high iq! I think you are right to see everything you can do so the medication can be as minimal as possible - so keep it up - sleep, protein with breakfast, you can neuro feedback too.[/quote]
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