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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, and . . .[/quote]

Stop the testing accommodations for kids newly diagnosed with ADHD in high school (if they really have ADHD, how did they previously qualify for those advanced classes and get top grades?) and encourage kids to acknowledge anxiety in novel situations and help them learn appropriate life skills to meet those new challenges. [/quote]

I’m sure there are families who abuse the system, but here’s a different perspective. DS was diagnosed early in high school. In retrospect, I should have realized it much, much sooner. But I thought his experience was normal because it was the same as my experience. I honestly thought ADHD behaviors were how everyone lives. Turns out, his behaviors weren’t normal and neither were mine but as a GenX kid with no mental health supports, it took until my 50s (and him being diagnosed) for me to understand that. There are going to be some bad apples in any system, but I’d rather some bad apples squeeze through than kids who actually need support not be able to get it. [/quote]

+1 Same experience. I really wish I had been able to see it sooner, but not only did I think it was normal, but because of my personal experience, I was already doing a ton of scaffolding by instinct at home (stuff I thought was normal, but would have been prescribed therapy for kids whose parents didn't have ADHD), but by high school I wasn't enough -- then it all came crashing down. I could have cried when I saw the transformation that the very first dose of medication allowed. It was like unlocking a door in his brain.[/quote]

Well of course.  Amphetamines make you feel good, confident and on point.  Same with cocaine.

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