[cajungirl]

Ditto. ADHD responds well to stimulants and makes a huge difference in a kids life and schooling. Anyone who sees a child who profits from these meds believes it. Freepers are not terribly willing to be knowledgeable about these conditions. They think a stiff upper lip, pulling up one's bootstraps and stifling kids works better. Oh well,,

[xsmommy]

but oh how some freepers love to definitively OPINE despite not having had any sort of experience in this area. Yes, the meds are not for every child and i will agree they are overprescribed. NO SCHOOL suggested that we put our daughter on meds. she attended Catholic school and we did all of the testing etc on our own, at our own behest.

if she doesn't have the med on a given day, it is IMMEDIATELY obvious to her teacher and to anyone attempting to do schoolwork with her, she could not do the simplest math problem.

[Politicalmom]

I finally allowed my son to be put on meds last June, after more than five years of trying everything else.(Occupational therapy, diet, nutrition, etc) He has been diagnosed as ADHD, but has a lot of Asperger's symptoms as well. This school year he has BLOSSOMED. He is one of the top readers in his school, when he hated reading before. I have been stopped multiple times in the halls by people who wanted to tell me how much happier and outgoing he is.

I got the "He just needs to be spanked more" routine from my father for YEARS. When my mother finally told me she had come to realize he could NOT control his behavior, I sat down and started crying. The judgemental behavior of so many people is devastating for parents trying to find a way to help their children.