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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, my sister in law started Ritalin around kindergarten, and she developed tardive dyskenesia.  She's the poster child, there's an article about her getting that movement disease.  Why don't you just take your child outside to play more, or less screen time, or quit their daycare and find a new environment before Ritalin at 4.  You know a lot of these docs opinions about ADHD drugs and medicating simply based on your subjective report.  I can go to 4 doctors and say the right thing so all 4 offer Ritalin too[/quote]

Jeebus, can you just get out of the special needs board with this kind of ableist garbage? Not the OP, but while behavioral support is crucial, it alone cannot treat ADHD. Maybe you should talk to older ADHD patients whose parents refused to medicate and the impact that decision made on their mental health.

Sometimes parents have really rare or challenging situations and this section of the board in particular could be helpful if people didn’t turn into toxic harpies who interrogate and doubt and overrule multiple medical experts. I wish I could check out the resources here more frequently, but this board is a deeply unhealthy place. [/quote]

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