My older DD became a neat freak and eventually developed OCD around this age. I also thought she was cleaning because of her ADD med. It was hard to tell until she freaked out over things like the length of sharpened pencils lined up in a desk drawer. We added another med and CBT. It helped a lot.

Anonymous wrote:15 year old DD says Adderall makes want to clean is this normal? She was tested for ADD and they give her Adderall 10mg. I am not 100% sure if she has ADD. she was tested and it seems they give that drug to anyone.

Hahahahahahahahhaha I love this. I have ADD and take 10 mg Adderall. It makes me want to clean and organize EVERYTHING. It makes me want to plan and do all kinds of things. Adderall is great and helps your brain to stay on task and do everything that you have the potential to do. Its fine. Don't worry about it.

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Anonymous wrote:What does she want to clean?

the house

So what are you worried about? Let her clean.

maybe her head is now so focused that she can see that your house is clean. Let her clean.

My dd cleans and organizes her room...I guess it is normal.

Who prescribed it? A pediatrician or a psychiatrist? You need a psychiatrist.

Is it OCD-like cleaning? Because that is a symptom of anxiety which can be a side effect of Adderall. In that case, I would talk to the doc who prescribed it.

I'm going to get some and also begin passing it out around here.

Or OP's house is dirty and the kid is getting her head around how to solve the problem.

Does the same thing to me if I am in the house.