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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are not the only one.  DS is also ADHD and no, he is not on meds.  His grades are not suffering so far.  He has learned a lot of tactics to manage his ADHD to his advantage and to channel his extra energy into other activities.  In other words, we got ourselves a huge drama geek and a voracious reader.  Oh, and he's a class clown.  So far, no major complaints from ES, MS and now HS.

FWIW, diagnosed at 10 with ADHD.  [/quote]

OP here, thanks for the reply. DS [i]is[/i] the class clown and the teachers hate that. I was sad to hear many of the other moms chatting about what drugs their child is on. Then the doses and that special dose just to get homework done....
My son can not write anything down. He has no patience and does math in his head rather than write. I have sat and watched the other kids (mostly girls) carefully writing out tons of work. Paragraphs long. 
DS is 9 and labeled by teachers as trouble. He is smart and they mention that in a patronizing way.
His self esteem is taking a dive, and I suspect that meds would make him feel less like a standout.
One day he told me that he does not understand why all the other kids in the neighborhood do not want to play as much as he does. That was a cute statement, but it saddened me. [/quote]

How are his grades? Plummeting self-esteem is a major issue. These are the kids who will start to self medicate with alcohol and drugs when they get a little older if you keep holding out. Not liking the idea/stigma of medication is not a reason to make your kid suffer. In fact, it's pretty selfish.[/quote]

My thoughts exactly.  She is allowing her child to suffer while patting herself on the back for not medicating.  Priorities need to be taken into consideration here.[/quote]

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