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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think that the ADHD medications have been overhyped and overused. There is a lot of pressure placed on kids and parents to the effect that your kid is a problem at school and perhaps at home too and meds provide an easy fix so why won’t you go with the medication? You’re being an irresponsible parent if you don’t medicate your child if they are identified as having ADHD. Now, at least there is evidence that it is not that simple as just taking the medication or not. Also, the medication suppresses not just appetite but physical growth in kids. That is wild to me[/quote]

The increased risk of mania and psychosis is pretty shocking too. [/quote]

+100. We are too cavalier in this country with attaching labels to various behaviors and expecting everything to be fixed by taking a pill. 
Why do kids need to conform to certain expectations? Maybe we need different types of schools to accommodate different types of kids. Why do we have the expectation that if you are not getting As and Bs in school, there is something wrong with you. Maybe you are just wired differently and that is ok. Maybe everyone is not meant to have a desk job where you are sitting in boring meetings all day. Why do we venerate white collar jobs but look down on people who work with their hands? The college for all movement was extremely misguided and forced all kids to be placed in a one size fits all box[/quote]

I agree with this.

This was a hard article to read. I've got two kids with a big age gap. My older has really outgrown most of his issues, but it took years and years. And now I'm back again in the same place with the younger kid. It's just the same exact behavioral challenges.

I'm going to get myself the parent behavior therapy as my younger kid will wait an extra year before starting school. It's unbelievably exhausting to have to parent a child like this. Like firehose of every correction you need to make.

As of yet, we've been a no on meds. I have to say that this article didn't do anything to change my mind. [/quote]

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