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3rd try, Son diagnosed with ADHD today
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 335650" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Who diagnosed him?</p><p></p><p>Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist?</p><p></p><p>Did he have any delays as a child even if he caught up? Any obsessive interests? Does he understand how to socialize with his same age peers or is he basically socially clueless? Have any sensitivities to loud noise, certain materials, certain food textures? Can he transition from one activity to another without any problems? Does he know how to have a give-and-take conversation or does he tend to monologue at people or just say "yes" or "no" or go off on tangents that are not in context?</p><p></p><p>Are there any psychiatric or substance abuse issues on either side of his family tree? Even if Dad doesn't live with him, he has half of Dad's genes and could have inherited something. </p><p></p><p>Many disorders cause kids to be hyperactive. I would want a more complete evaluation before I decided only ADHD was going on. As for medications...I think many parents and doctors are too quick to medicate, especially before they really truly know what is going on. In retrospect, I put my son on Ritalin at three and I'm sorry. It started a long long string of medications for things it turned out he didn't really have, and he did have side effects. Until you get a second opinion I see nothing wrong with holding off on medication. Ritalin and all stimulants can be and often are abused when kids get to be teens. My teenager abused them...they put them in pillcrushers and snort them either alone or with other drugs. Many kids get even worse on stimulants. Mine can't take them...he gets mean and out of control. They aren't for all kids.</p><p></p><p>I'm not anti-medication. I just think you aren't quite "there" yet with his diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board. I'm so sorry you had to be here though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 335650, member: 1550"] Who diagnosed him? Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist? Did he have any delays as a child even if he caught up? Any obsessive interests? Does he understand how to socialize with his same age peers or is he basically socially clueless? Have any sensitivities to loud noise, certain materials, certain food textures? Can he transition from one activity to another without any problems? Does he know how to have a give-and-take conversation or does he tend to monologue at people or just say "yes" or "no" or go off on tangents that are not in context? Are there any psychiatric or substance abuse issues on either side of his family tree? Even if Dad doesn't live with him, he has half of Dad's genes and could have inherited something. Many disorders cause kids to be hyperactive. I would want a more complete evaluation before I decided only ADHD was going on. As for medications...I think many parents and doctors are too quick to medicate, especially before they really truly know what is going on. In retrospect, I put my son on Ritalin at three and I'm sorry. It started a long long string of medications for things it turned out he didn't really have, and he did have side effects. Until you get a second opinion I see nothing wrong with holding off on medication. Ritalin and all stimulants can be and often are abused when kids get to be teens. My teenager abused them...they put them in pillcrushers and snort them either alone or with other drugs. Many kids get even worse on stimulants. Mine can't take them...he gets mean and out of control. They aren't for all kids. I'm not anti-medication. I just think you aren't quite "there" yet with his diagnosis. Welcome to the board. I'm so sorry you had to be here though. [/QUOTE]
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