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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 341692" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>G'day, Braydensmum. I hope you haven't used his real name - you may find you need to maintain confidentiality, so if at some stage you need to vent about a teacher, a doctor or a relative, you can do it knowing nobody knows you could be talking about THEM! Same goes for email addresses - it's OK to send them by PM, but it is really important for your sake, to keep your personal identifiying details off the publicly available areas.</p><p></p><p>Post in your own right when you get a chance, do a sig for yourself.</p><p></p><p>Don't feel guilty or abusive for putting your child on stimulants at a young age. If they work, they're justified. Anyone giving you a hard time about it, if the medications are working - ignore those people. I also felt bad putting my very young son on stimulant medications (in our case we put him on dexamphetamine, you can get it compounded into a sustained-release form) but the improvement was so wonderful, we did not want to go back to how it was. </p><p></p><p>It wasn't a cure of course, but it helped him gain more self-control and to make considerable progress. In our case, it helped him a lot with language.</p><p></p><p>And our lad was 3 years old when we started the stimulants. We felt very apprehensive, but it paid off.</p><p>Brayden'smum, you probably need to begin your own thread in introduction so you can get the support you personally need rather than risk getting missed at the end of someone else's thread. But a suggestion in the meantime - try and organise a second opinion through Westmead Hospital. They have some really good services in this area for kids. They see a huge range of kids with a lot of different issues, it could give a more accurate picture. It doesn't mean needing to change doctors, just maybe confirmation or added support for your current pediatrician.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 341692, member: 1991"] G'day, Braydensmum. I hope you haven't used his real name - you may find you need to maintain confidentiality, so if at some stage you need to vent about a teacher, a doctor or a relative, you can do it knowing nobody knows you could be talking about THEM! Same goes for email addresses - it's OK to send them by PM, but it is really important for your sake, to keep your personal identifiying details off the publicly available areas. Post in your own right when you get a chance, do a sig for yourself. Don't feel guilty or abusive for putting your child on stimulants at a young age. If they work, they're justified. Anyone giving you a hard time about it, if the medications are working - ignore those people. I also felt bad putting my very young son on stimulant medications (in our case we put him on dexamphetamine, you can get it compounded into a sustained-release form) but the improvement was so wonderful, we did not want to go back to how it was. It wasn't a cure of course, but it helped him gain more self-control and to make considerable progress. In our case, it helped him a lot with language. And our lad was 3 years old when we started the stimulants. We felt very apprehensive, but it paid off. Brayden'smum, you probably need to begin your own thread in introduction so you can get the support you personally need rather than risk getting missed at the end of someone else's thread. But a suggestion in the meantime - try and organise a second opinion through Westmead Hospital. They have some really good services in this area for kids. They see a huge range of kids with a lot of different issues, it could give a more accurate picture. It doesn't mean needing to change doctors, just maybe confirmation or added support for your current pediatrician. Again, welcome. Marg [/QUOTE]
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