My son turned age 31 this week after earning his MBA at UT Dallas in marketing the year before and just completed his first stellar year doing marketing plans for a major beer distributor in the Dallas area making more than I did in my last job when I went out on disability at age 50 17 years ago.
He finished high school in Plano TX in the disciplinary locked unit reserved for the druggies and mental cases, because he was both!
He was also incapable of functioning in an academic setting without being properly medicated for his severe ADHD.
When he finally settled down and after being tested for his attention disability (and going off his meds and going to Hawaii to pick pineapples for a semester before wising up) in Collin Community College he earned straight A’s and was awarded a full scholarship for 5 semesters at SMU where he completed his undergraduate degree in business with honors.
So, yes, kids can be on Ritalin/Adderall for years and survive. My son is very spiritual, brilliant and successful considering all that he has been through!
I’m very happy for your son.
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