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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t give my son medication because of his grades (he always does stellar academic work/ then again, he is only 10, and smart). I do it because of the social struggles he has when he doesn’t take them - he talks over people, he is much too loud and bouncy compared to his peers, he can talk “at” someone for 20 minutes about something he is hyper focused on and not even realize the other kid is completely ignoring him. When he takes his meds, he is much more socially aware and while he is still loud and bouncy, it’s at a level that I’d consider in the range of normal (high range , hah) for a 10 year old boy.

These things were fine when he was 6, 7, and even 8 but he started to lose friends after that , and wasn’t even noticing. I didn’t want him to end up a middle schooler with zero friends, labeled as the kid who won’t shut up. I wanted to help him with emotional regulation , and with social skills. Maybe it’s the wrong choice, but it’s the decision I made for him, i hope it’s right.

He goes to therapy as well, to help learn and practice these social skills and executive functioning and emotional skills. So that hopefully they become second nature even when off meds as he gets older and gains more self control. We are all doing our best. [/quote]

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