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[quote=Anonymous]I think the article raises a few good questions about the role of medication but worry that it’s going to make it harder to treat ADHD , especially in the current political environment.

My kid is one of the ones with significant anger issues that the article only mentions in passing. They also have anxiety and autism diagnoses, and were diagnosed with a brain anomaly through a prenatal scan (agenesis of the corpus callosum).  I found the dismissal of of co-diagnosis frustrating. It doesn’t make the issues any less real. And having a concrete brain structure issue to point to has done *nothing* to inform treatment.

We treated with a stimulant solely to improve impulse control, and I think it’s been helpful. We’ve also invested a small fortune and many hours in therapy, parent training, etc. I think the article way understates the long term negative experience of being the “bad kid.”  The sole judgement for the usefulness of medication should not be grades.

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