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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 440759" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>My own feeling about medications is that there is a bit of a myth at play with them... There is a fantasy - and I have indulged in it myself - that taking medications will just take all the difficulties and aggressiveness and social problems away and there, hey presto, the difficult child has turned into a easy child... As reading this forum shows pretty conclusively, I would have thought, that is not the case.</p><p>Another feeling I have is that ADHD is over-diagnosed or misdiagnosed. When a child REALLY has ADHD, particularly with problems of concentration and attention, it seems that Ritalin and the other stimulants can work wonders. I am sure that is the case for other conditions and medications too. </p><p>I do understand your hesitations about medications Zoobiechick - in your particular case, i mean, not in general. I am sure you will take more professional advice about it but I suspect there is no miracle potion that is going to cure all your son's problems. Please keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 440759, member: 11227"] My own feeling about medications is that there is a bit of a myth at play with them... There is a fantasy - and I have indulged in it myself - that taking medications will just take all the difficulties and aggressiveness and social problems away and there, hey presto, the difficult child has turned into a easy child... As reading this forum shows pretty conclusively, I would have thought, that is not the case. Another feeling I have is that ADHD is over-diagnosed or misdiagnosed. When a child REALLY has ADHD, particularly with problems of concentration and attention, it seems that Ritalin and the other stimulants can work wonders. I am sure that is the case for other conditions and medications too. I do understand your hesitations about medications Zoobiechick - in your particular case, i mean, not in general. I am sure you will take more professional advice about it but I suspect there is no miracle potion that is going to cure all your son's problems. Please keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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