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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Someone posted that they are ok accepting their children for who they are, and that's ok. But the "inatentive" ADHD usually means that these kids learn to be "absent" and withdraw in their brain for long hours at a time. They learn to be systematically ignored in the classroom. Thay are often mocked by teachers and children alike. And often they end up struggling with depression. That is not an outcome I can accept. Zany -- ok, even encouraged. Lonely and depressed -- absolutely not.[/quote] This describes my experience and that of my son. He takes a stimulant medication now. He also has an anxiety diagnosis and those symptoms are exacerbated by the stimulant. He's a gifted kid and if he's unmedicated he is very unsuccessful in school. That makes him anxious too. It's a hard choice to make.[/quote]
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