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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 411365" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>In the US, no diagnosis and no treatment. On the other hand, my son has improved 90% because we LET him get a diagnosis (that nobody knows if we don't tell them). Your child is adopted. Four of my children were adopted.Was he adopted from another country? You probably know very little about his genetics or background or if his birthmother used drugs or drank while she was pregnant. Adopted children are more complicated to diagnose. There could be affects due to alcohol ingestion. Also ADHD is not a major big deal in the US. If you say you have it, nobody really cares. A lot of the time, ADHD is something more serious, such as bipolar or a form of autism, which you say they do not diagnose in France. In the US, that is important for services. Perhaps in France they help the child and adult with or without a diagnosis. Every country is very different this way. Back to your son...what do you know about his biology? Do you know if his birthmother took drugs or drank while she was pregnant?</p><p></p><p>in my opinion you are obsessing too much over the label. He is who he is. He is WHAT he is. You don't need to medicate him, but to make his life easier, you may want to get help for him in the community or in school. I don't know if they do that in France. They do that here though so I just suggested it. </p><p></p><p>Although I said that ADHD is overdiagnosed, I meant that it is diagnosed too much when it is really something else. My son's ADHD turned out to be high functioning autism. I do not know what to tell you if that isn't diagnosed in France. A lot of people do have it and they struggle. My son is near adulthood and will need some services even when he graduates high school. I would rather know who he is (and his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a big part of him, although NOT all of him) then not know. I think perhaps t here is less of a stigma here? All cultures are different.</p><p></p><p>Take some pressure off of yourself and relax. Find out what is wrong, the best way you can, and deal with it. If all they do is prescribe Ritalin for everything...in my opinion that's not going to help most children. If you don't want to medicate him, with Ritalin being the only option, I don't blame you. I'd tap into whatever resources you have there and utilize them and stop worrying about the label. My motto is: "Better to be safe than sorry."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 411365, member: 1550"] In the US, no diagnosis and no treatment. On the other hand, my son has improved 90% because we LET him get a diagnosis (that nobody knows if we don't tell them). Your child is adopted. Four of my children were adopted.Was he adopted from another country? You probably know very little about his genetics or background or if his birthmother used drugs or drank while she was pregnant. Adopted children are more complicated to diagnose. There could be affects due to alcohol ingestion. Also ADHD is not a major big deal in the US. If you say you have it, nobody really cares. A lot of the time, ADHD is something more serious, such as bipolar or a form of autism, which you say they do not diagnose in France. In the US, that is important for services. Perhaps in France they help the child and adult with or without a diagnosis. Every country is very different this way. Back to your son...what do you know about his biology? Do you know if his birthmother took drugs or drank while she was pregnant? in my opinion you are obsessing too much over the label. He is who he is. He is WHAT he is. You don't need to medicate him, but to make his life easier, you may want to get help for him in the community or in school. I don't know if they do that in France. They do that here though so I just suggested it. Although I said that ADHD is overdiagnosed, I meant that it is diagnosed too much when it is really something else. My son's ADHD turned out to be high functioning autism. I do not know what to tell you if that isn't diagnosed in France. A lot of people do have it and they struggle. My son is near adulthood and will need some services even when he graduates high school. I would rather know who he is (and his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a big part of him, although NOT all of him) then not know. I think perhaps t here is less of a stigma here? All cultures are different. Take some pressure off of yourself and relax. Find out what is wrong, the best way you can, and deal with it. If all they do is prescribe Ritalin for everything...in my opinion that's not going to help most children. If you don't want to medicate him, with Ritalin being the only option, I don't blame you. I'd tap into whatever resources you have there and utilize them and stop worrying about the label. My motto is: "Better to be safe than sorry." [/QUOTE]
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