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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you for the last three posts - OP here.

You hit the nail on the head. There is no doubt in my mind that there is over-diagnosis and over-medication happening. Especially when it comes to boys. Every other boy we know has been diagnosed with ADHD, and, even though I find it hard to believe, I do hear of parents doing this to just help with school.

I have tried additional supports and therapies, but DS is confused regarding “why”, therapists have asked in the past why are we not doing full evaluation and they, themselves, don’t like working in the dark without knowing what is actually going on with DS.

The problem is that DS’ issues are not subtle, and are escalating as he is getting older. Both DH and I are very upset with DS’ behavior (and, frankly, any sane parent would be), but DH’s answer to all the issues is to just increase the punishments. Half the time DS doesn’t even understand the purpose of the punishment and is starting to withdraw. There has been zero improvement with this approach.

If anyone else has been in this situation and managed to improve things just by using a different style of parenting, please do share. I am willing to try anything at this point.
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