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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you won't hear anything here other than medicate your kid and the [b]stupid comparisons to conditions that require meds to live (insulin)[/b]. 
It is a tough road for sure without meds, but you need to decide what is best for your kid. Public school is more tolerant of ADHD kids than private.  My kid refuses to try medications and we have let him decide due to side effects. He struggles in high school, but gets by in a demanding environment. [/quote]

Mental health is just as important as physical health, and her son is headed towards a mental health crisis.[/quote]

I’m the PP who posted about shame as a side effect of ADHD. I absolutely agree that untreated ADHD is a huge risk factor for mental health crises, substance abuse issues, and other poor outcomes. I have an ADHD kid who uses stimulants (I didn’t want to use them; they helped tremendously).

But this same kid is also a type 1 diabetic. As much as I appreciate medication for ADHD — and have learned that it’s not actually something to fear — the two types of medicine really are not comparable. Without ADHD meds, DC is far more likely internalize some terrible messages and will be at higher risk for things I want them to avoid. Their life will be harder, for sure. But they will live. Without insulin, they’ll die, and soon — very likely in a matter of weeks.

So fwiw, it’s not my favorite comparison either.

That said, I think OP shouldn’t avoid a therapy that will help her son just because she’s afraid of what might happen. Because something is already happening. [/quote]

DP. I’m not sure anyone is making an actual apples-to-apples comparison of these meds unless I missed something. The larger point of those posts seemed to be that we regularly treat physical illness/conditions with meds so why wouldn’t the same hold true for neurological illnesses/conditions? [/quote]

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