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If my daughter's doctor told me she needed to be on Ritalin, I'd get a 2nd & 3rd opinion. I wouldn't take a teacher's word for it if she needed a bandaid on a skinned knee!

Since Kindergarten...my oldest (who is now 14) was told by teachers that he had attention problems. Couldn't stay focused on one thing for long periods of time thus the public school system labeled him ADD and wanted him to take Concerta....

After taking him to his pediatrician and putting him on Concerta for a time..I could not get over the change in him...where was my son? Then he started suffering nose bleeds and sever headaches.

Long story short I took him off the crap, apologized to him, pulled him out of public school and now Homeschool him. He is amazing and super smart.

I read an article once that more American boys are on some kind of drugs than ever before for behavior and the problem is teachers expect these kids to listen to them drilling on for hours and recess and PE times are becoming less and less.

DUHHHHH I hate to sit at work for a solid 8 hours without going outside to get fresh air.
By the way I had a doctor tell me that most kids who are labeled ADHD or ADD have very high IQ's and its hard for the bodies to keep up with their minds!!!!