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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone start medication for their child when they were 5?  My son seems to have severe ADHD as well as developmental delays.  Just curious what changes they saw after medication was started and what medication they took?[/quote]

We started at age 6 when the ADHD symptoms became more apparent. I didn't want to put him on medication unless I had to. When he started wandering out of his chair, frequently falling off of his chair, didn't know how he got from point A to point B, would frequently get lost in his own world, couldn't pay attention to classroom lessons and instructions, could not follow a train of thought, paced as he talked, we decided to medicate. He went through a battery of tests from a child psychologist that determined he did, in fact, have ADHD. He's been on Adderall 10mg XL for a few weeks and we have seen a VAST improvement. He's able to sit in his chair, no more wandering, able to focus and listen, and complete his classwork. He's still the same child, he talks a lot but can stay on the subject he's talking about, very creative, but he has much better control of himself and less impulsive.[/quote]

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