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I didn't say teachers handle ADHD well, I said they see a lot of it.  My kids are still young, have spent many hours in the principal's office, been suspended twice.

In family members who have an ADHD diagnosis or would have had one, I've seen lots of job hopping, car accidents, divorce and inability to have long term relationships. In NT family members, I've seen lots of job hopping, car accidents, divorce,  inability to keep long term relationships.  There's a sentiment that AND is a life destroying calamity.  And from what I've seen, it's not.[/quote]

You really don't know what you're talking about.  [/quote]

Maybe, maybe not.  I don't second guess people here who say that ADHD meds were a godsend for their kid - Nobody denies that there are some kids with severe ADHD who are helped by meds. But I also believe it's pretty conclusively shown that ADHD is overdiagnosed, and that medications may be over-prescribed prior to behavioral methods being tried (or just accepting something less than perfection).  So it's hard to tell.  The one thing that does freak me out on this board is the people who post about severe side-effects of ADHD meds and resulting polypharmacy.  That's where you're really getting into unknown territory, especially for younger kids.  If your kid is going to be on Ritalin, then need an SSRI for the aggression that Ritalin creates, then need melatonin because of the insomnia ... well, you do have to start to be sure that the underlying ADHD was severe enough.  [/quote]

As someone who medicates DS for ADHD, I agree with this—DS definitely needs medication, but there is a creep in terms of tweaking the cocktail and I question if I am doing the right thing sometimes. We got diagnosed via a neuropsych, so I was confident in the diagnosis going in, but the form required by our pediatrician to assess ADHD and get meds was pretty minimal. Considering the hoops we have to jump through to get stimulant medication each month, I expected a higher bar with diagnosis.

I agree that for many people meds are a godsend and the benefits far outweigh the negatives—it's a choice each family has to make and there's no single answer.[/quote]

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