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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Special Needs Parents? [/quote]

First of all, you realize that you posted at 10:27 pm, right?  This isn't General Parenting.  That's pretty late to expect a response.

Second, the link you provide requires a login/password.  If you would like comment on the article, it needs to be accessible.

Third, the conclusion of the article (provided by you) indicates behavior training has greater effectiveness than medication in the [b]preschool population [i]at risk[/i] for ADHD[/b].

I'm not surprised by the results.  In our household, after or oldest was diagnosed was ADHD we had a lot of training that improved our discipline/structure/routine.  We saw a lot of improvements not just in our DS with ADHD but our two other kids as well as my DH with ADHD (diagnosed after DS).  That was fine until the demands of school (starting in K) became too great for my DS to keep up.  He had absolutely no behavioral issues, his were related to learning - which behavior modification doesn't affect.  It's why we turned to medication with very positive results.

Finally, there have been several studies that indicate behavior modification isn't sufficient to control the symptoms of ADHD.  In fact they show the medication alone does better and there's marginal gain with the addition of behavior modification.  Here's one http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8326053/ .  I'll look for the other one later, I believe it was the MTA longitudinal study on ADHD.  The researchers continue to recommend behavior modification but support use of medication as the best method to control symptoms.

Actually, maybe I won't look for the study results.  I think I'm going to leave this thread.  I don't need to convince anyone else that ADHD is real or that our treatment approach is the best according to current medical research.  I know they are.  Believe what you want to believe.  Those of us who are living this and have researched it don't need your opinions.[/quote]

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