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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TLDR; ADHD meds keep teachers happier but don’t actually result in better learning outcomes for kids at school.[/quote]

This is bull sh*t. For my kid and the other kids I know with a similar diagnosis it makes all the difference. I can't believe more parents aren't calling this out for the crap it is. [/quote]

Calling out a very well reported news article based on … what exactly? The article doesn’t dispute that stimulants show an immediate impact on behavior for younger kids in the short term. [/quote]

Dp.  The article acts like the behavioral aspect is short term and therefore doesn't matter, or only matters because it causes less fighting at home.

In reality, kids face big consequences, at school and with friends, if they can't control impulsive behavior. Being labeled "the bad kid" is a big deal.

Thid is why many parents take med breaks, and/or the kid switches meds. These meds don't just have a short term affect. It's not Ritalin until the behavioral effect wears off and then there's no options for behavioral challenges. Doctors and parents are using an umbrella of meds to deal with these challenges over the course if many years, as needed, got these kids.[/quote]

No, the article says that the research shows the impact of medication on behavior is short term. It probably could have gone more into depth on the relative severity of “ADHD” diagnoses though. There’s a big difference between a child that is so hyperactive they cannot sit to eat or learn to read; and a kid who is merely spacey. [/quote]

The article discusses one study on Ritalin, saying:

"But by 36 months, that advantage had faded completely..."

I don't see anything further about trying other drugs after one stops being effective and that those other drugs are not effective. [/quote]

I took ritalin for about 36 months, it seemed to fade in its effectiveness and then was put on another non-ritalin drug, took that for 20 years until it stopped becoming available, and moved around and eventually wound up on Concerta (a Ritalin-related drug) which has worked wonderfully for 5+ years.

In the process of switching drugs I found that Adderall was ineffective for me and the side effects were deeply unpleasant, even though it was in the same family as the drug I took after stopping Ritalin, and Concerta was amazing, despite Ritalin previously seeming to have lost its effectiveness. Not all drugs work in all people the same way, and that seems like a very basic error in the reporting. [/quote]

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