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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Understand that inattentive ADHD or ADD is about managing complexity. Executive functioning is basically organization and sequencing. It's weak working memory ADD folks have. Google working memory. It makes me crazy that so many people think their kid has ADHD just because they have a hard time focusing and maybe knowing what goes where. ADD people have a super hard time tracking because of this poor working memory. There is NO WAY absolutely no way anyone who has ADD will not be impacted positively by meds. Whether that benefit outweighs the side effects is their choice to take meds or not but let me just tell you that if you really do not need meds to function, you do not have ADHD. It's nothing you are going to outgrow. Working memory isn't really improved upon as you compensate for it. Make no mistake about it - meds are the only path you really have to turn it around. I do feel some people have a worse case than others but the hallmark of ADD or ADHD is that lack of focus and if you can manage it naturally, it's simply your personality. Those with ADHD simply are unable to do it. [/quote] "All or nothing thinking" may also be a symptom of ADHD. Few things in life are so black and white.[/quote] PP here. It's a medical issue of course it's black and white in that it's addressed as a scientific manner of black and white you idiot! If your kid functions fine then they obviously don't struggle with ADHD! You either have it or not. To a certain extent, you may have different needs in terms of mitigating symptoms but to suggest the kid can function well without any medical intervention is a sign they really are fine. And 12 is totally manageable. When you hit 8th/9th grade, give me call :) Both our kids have ADD and we also thought they were fine handling it organically without meds. At 14, things went to hell. Working memory is a scientifically real thing. Some people truly struggle with focus, complexity, fluid thinking. You can't just exercise it out. It's a medical problem you fool. [/quote]
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