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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 462119" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>That would be "normal". The medications can do wonders for focus/attention/concentration - call it what you will. But generally speaking, medications don't affect the "executive functions"... so, the issues with organization etc. do not go away, other than to the extent that they are affected by the focus issue. </p><p></p><p> For example - without medications, I can put something down and have no idea what I did with it... on medications, I'll still put it down (instead of away - bad mommy!), but I can actually remember, retrace my steps if I have to, so I have half a hope of being on top of stuff. The medications don't make it easier to be organized, but they do take the edge off of the complete chaos.</p><p></p><p>Executive functions are handed by teaching, by accommodations, and by maturity - by about age 25, for many people the symptoms are reduced. I didn't actually need medications until I was married with two kids, one turning into a difficult child... and just couldn't hold it all together any more!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 462119, member: 11791"] That would be "normal". The medications can do wonders for focus/attention/concentration - call it what you will. But generally speaking, medications don't affect the "executive functions"... so, the issues with organization etc. do not go away, other than to the extent that they are affected by the focus issue. For example - without medications, I can put something down and have no idea what I did with it... on medications, I'll still put it down (instead of away - bad mommy!), but I can actually remember, retrace my steps if I have to, so I have half a hope of being on top of stuff. The medications don't make it easier to be organized, but they do take the edge off of the complete chaos. Executive functions are handed by teaching, by accommodations, and by maturity - by about age 25, for many people the symptoms are reduced. I didn't actually need medications until I was married with two kids, one turning into a difficult child... and just couldn't hold it all together any more! [/QUOTE]
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