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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 562379" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>He's only 4!</p><p></p><p>First, a caveat: Mine started medications at 5 & 6. I'm not anti-medications - we "live" on them.</p><p></p><p>But... somewhere between 5 & 6, how a kid handles these medications changes. It changes again toward puberty, and again somewhere between 18 & 25... psychiatrists around here won't give "adhd" medications to kids who are not at least in kindergarten. They prefer to wait until grade 1 unless it is severe (as it was in our case - not behavior but major focus issues).</p><p></p><p>ADHD medications do not usually affect impulsivity... they affect focus.</p><p></p><p>But... are you SURE he's ADHD?</p><p>Your sig says... sensory processing disorder (SPD) + ADHD... and if you have those two? what else does he have? in addition and/or instead of?</p><p>For example: ADHD commonly goes with any combination of: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (auditory processing disorders - there are multiple), LDs (learning disabilities), plus secondary challenges like anxiety and/or depression. BUT... many kids diagnosed with ADHD plus other stuff... aren't really ADHD but rather, Aspie or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p><p></p><p>Who gave him the diagnosis of ADHD?</p><p>What kind of evaluation?</p><p>What was he like as a baby and toddler?</p><p></p><p>The point being... if he isn't having ADHD-related focus issues, then ADHD medications are probably not the answer and may make things worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 562379, member: 11791"] He's only 4! First, a caveat: Mine started medications at 5 & 6. I'm not anti-medications - we "live" on them. But... somewhere between 5 & 6, how a kid handles these medications changes. It changes again toward puberty, and again somewhere between 18 & 25... psychiatrists around here won't give "adhd" medications to kids who are not at least in kindergarten. They prefer to wait until grade 1 unless it is severe (as it was in our case - not behavior but major focus issues). ADHD medications do not usually affect impulsivity... they affect focus. But... are you SURE he's ADHD? Your sig says... sensory processing disorder (SPD) + ADHD... and if you have those two? what else does he have? in addition and/or instead of? For example: ADHD commonly goes with any combination of: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder), Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (auditory processing disorders - there are multiple), LDs (learning disabilities), plus secondary challenges like anxiety and/or depression. BUT... many kids diagnosed with ADHD plus other stuff... aren't really ADHD but rather, Aspie or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Who gave him the diagnosis of ADHD? What kind of evaluation? What was he like as a baby and toddler? The point being... if he isn't having ADHD-related focus issues, then ADHD medications are probably not the answer and may make things worse. [/QUOTE]
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