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<blockquote data-quote="Kentwood" data-source="post: 386622"><p>I work as the Director of a private school for children diagnosed with ADHD, Aspergers, Autism and related social and communication disorders. I have seen every medication in the book used in combination with all other types of medicines. First of all there is no magic bullet of medication. Medicines do not teach social skills, organizational skills, or coping skills. They are skills that have to actually be taught - just like reading and math. Medicine does not replace parenting. </p><p> </p><p>Here is what I can tell you.</p><p> </p><p>1) STOP ALLOWING YOUR DOCTOR TO PRESCRIBE NON APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. If the medicaiton your child is taking has NOT been approved by the FDA for <strong>pediatric</strong> use - DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO TAKE IT.</p><p> </p><p>2) If one medication does not work, either will adding a second or third. The only children we see successfully treated are the ones on a SINGLE medicine. If you take the time to research which medicines are FDA approved for pediatric use, you will see there are limited choices (but guess what, they work). Cocktails of 2, 3, or more medicines create more problems then they solve.</p><p> </p><p>3) Hardly any of the medicines prescribed in the last 5 years have been pediatrically tested or approved. Furthermore, Doctors use these medications off label (meaning not for their approved use) and that is why they are able to legally prescribe to children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kentwood, post: 386622"] I work as the Director of a private school for children diagnosed with ADHD, Aspergers, Autism and related social and communication disorders. I have seen every medication in the book used in combination with all other types of medicines. First of all there is no magic bullet of medication. Medicines do not teach social skills, organizational skills, or coping skills. They are skills that have to actually be taught - just like reading and math. Medicine does not replace parenting. Here is what I can tell you. 1) STOP ALLOWING YOUR DOCTOR TO PRESCRIBE NON APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. If the medicaiton your child is taking has NOT been approved by the FDA for [B]pediatric[/B] use - DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO TAKE IT. 2) If one medication does not work, either will adding a second or third. The only children we see successfully treated are the ones on a SINGLE medicine. If you take the time to research which medicines are FDA approved for pediatric use, you will see there are limited choices (but guess what, they work). Cocktails of 2, 3, or more medicines create more problems then they solve. 3) Hardly any of the medicines prescribed in the last 5 years have been pediatrically tested or approved. Furthermore, Doctors use these medications off label (meaning not for their approved use) and that is why they are able to legally prescribe to children. [/QUOTE]
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