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Would you medicate a 4 year old?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 204032" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Years ago, I would have said it was way too young. But after living through so much with-our difficult child, I would say go for it! It would have helped us immensely, and would have helped our difficult child focus and absorb so much more information. He was always in trouble and I feel like I'm partly to blame for not pushing harder for intervention. (Of course, since my husband is a chiro, he pushed back just as hard, being anti-drug.) </p><p>Armchair quarterbacking is always fun ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I agree with-MM that hyperactivity can be a symptom of other things and not necessarily a stand-alone diagnosis. So you need a good diagnosis.</p><p>Take her to a psychiatric or neuropsychologist and get some testing done. (I personally like psychoeducational testing because it helped us see that our son had a slight Learning Disability (LD) and we signed him up for tutoring.) </p><p>She will need therapy (and the idea of Occupational Therapist (OT) is good too) to teach her how to control her impulses.</p><p>Some of the appts take wks and mo's to get so I'd start scheduling right away.</p><p>I hope you have family and friends you can take turns with-so you can ea get a break.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 204032, member: 3419"] Years ago, I would have said it was way too young. But after living through so much with-our difficult child, I would say go for it! It would have helped us immensely, and would have helped our difficult child focus and absorb so much more information. He was always in trouble and I feel like I'm partly to blame for not pushing harder for intervention. (Of course, since my husband is a chiro, he pushed back just as hard, being anti-drug.) Armchair quarterbacking is always fun ... :) I agree with-MM that hyperactivity can be a symptom of other things and not necessarily a stand-alone diagnosis. So you need a good diagnosis. Take her to a psychiatric or neuropsychologist and get some testing done. (I personally like psychoeducational testing because it helped us see that our son had a slight Learning Disability (LD) and we signed him up for tutoring.) She will need therapy (and the idea of Occupational Therapist (OT) is good too) to teach her how to control her impulses. Some of the appts take wks and mo's to get so I'd start scheduling right away. I hope you have family and friends you can take turns with-so you can ea get a break. [/QUOTE]
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