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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 553264" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I'd love to know his definition of "hyperactive"... because I've seen at least a couple dozen different definitions. </p><p></p><p>I will agree on this point, though... the H is harder to medicate successfully than the ADD is, if you Know what I mean?. </p><p></p><p>The impact of medications on attention is well known and (if you can tolerate the medications) very successful IF the problem is "attention management". Hyperactive... not so much. It "helps" hyper, but not nearly as well. Dealing with hyper is about learning skills. Why medicate at all, then, for hyperactivity? in my opinion... for safety, and to make it possible to learn the skills. If the medications don't address at least one of those two benefits, and the biggest issue is hyperactivity, then medications are not going to be the answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 553264, member: 11791"] I'd love to know his definition of "hyperactive"... because I've seen at least a couple dozen different definitions. I will agree on this point, though... the H is harder to medicate successfully than the ADD is, if you Know what I mean?. The impact of medications on attention is well known and (if you can tolerate the medications) very successful IF the problem is "attention management". Hyperactive... not so much. It "helps" hyper, but not nearly as well. Dealing with hyper is about learning skills. Why medicate at all, then, for hyperactivity? in my opinion... for safety, and to make it possible to learn the skills. If the medications don't address at least one of those two benefits, and the biggest issue is hyperactivity, then medications are not going to be the answer. [/QUOTE]
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