My son’s college roommate was taking Adderall a lot to “help him study”. Glad my son stayed away from it.
The drugs weren’t for the kids. They were for the teachers.
I have taught for almost 8 years at the elementary level. I cannot tell you how many kids have come through my class that were on adhd medicine. Of those, I can count exactly 2 that, in my non medical opinion, benefited from the medication in a way thay actually helped them to focus and perform better in school. I also cannot tell you how many times parents have tried to get me to “diagnose” their children so that they could take that recomendation to some quack doctor somewhere in order to get their kid put on meds. I refused to do it every single time. I tell them that I am not a doctor and only a medical professional can make that determination. Apparently, they do receive some kind of gov’t money if their kids are labeled adhd and they also receive free breakfast and lunch at school. Over 80% of the kids at my school eat free. It’s all about the money and not having to actually parents their children.
It helped our family greatly—the kids and me, too. I wish they had this stuff when I was at university, because studying would not have been near as hard as it was. A few years ago I took a local college course while on this medication and learning was almost effortless.
adderall boosted my DD’s grade average an entire grade and helped her be able to focus, set goals, and organize
when a kid needs it, it works
We’re using a supplement called Neuro-Maxx, a very high quality liquid vitamin, krill oil, and additional vitamin D with our son. We couldn’t be happier with the results. Waiting for the ADHD doesn’t exist I’m just a bad parent FReepers!
I've seen so many cases where elementary students, mostly boys, are given this crap. What they really need is recess!