I would have said something equally stupid 5 years ago. I would rather my child not be on concerta, but it helps her considerably. It's much better than watching her fail school regardless of how much help she received. Does it make her normal? No not at all, but like I said it helps concederably.
I would have said something equally stupid 5 years ago. I would rather my child not be on concerta, but it helps her considerably.As somebody who was only diagnosed at 31 years old I commend you for trying the treatment for your daughter. Many of us that have been properly diagnosed look back and wonder how our lives would have been if only we had been diagnosed earlier.
For kids who really have ADHD it's not just school that's hard, it's getting everything together in life so that you can be successful, so that you can be the person that you WANT to be.
Is ADHD over-diagnosed in children? Probably. Is it under-diagnosed in adults? Probably.
Either way if somebody tried to take me off Concerta, they'd have to deal with my wife, and it wouldn't be pretty.