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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 15 year old started ADHD meds in 2nd grade, and they were life changing.  He was basically unable to sit through class and starting to suffer a lot of anxiety and depression in school.  As he's matured, the meds have mattered less.  At this point as a high school sophomore taking lots of AP classes and no longer taking meds.[/quote]
This tells me your son didn't have adhd. It was just immaturity.  Seems like you drugged him just to make life easier. I get it, but it doesn't seem like he has adhd.  I have a 12 yr old DS, and he was pretty challenging at 7, too.  But, he doesn't have adhd. He was just a boy full of energy and lots of things going around his head, like most 7 yr olds.[/quote]

I'm not PP, but where do you get off telling another parent and their doctors that you know their kid better than they do?  And where do you get off equating depression and anxiety to "full of energy"?

One of the leading clinicians in the field of ADHD has said that depression is almost always present in an adult with undiagnosed ADHD.  Teens and adults with undiagnosed ADHD are also at risk for substance abuse and suicide.  Why don't you stop and think about that for a second before you tell a parent that their 2nd grader having depression and anxiety is nothing to worry about?

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The PP admitted that her DS is no longer taking meds - "as he matured the meds have mattered less", ie, maturity lessened some of these "symptoms".

There is enough research that indicates that kids, especially young boys, are over diagnosed as ADHD/ADD.   This is especially true of boys with later birthdays compared to their peers (hence, why some parents redshirt).  My own DS has a summer birthday and had these behavioral issues, too.  And yes, maturity lessened those issues.    [/quote]

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