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<blockquote data-quote="DianeB" data-source="post: 291844" data-attributes="member: 7685"><p>Another thought - My difficult child originally was prescribed Adderall at 6 yrs of age. About 6 months in I was walking him to school one day. He stepped off the curb without checking for cars. I, of course, grabbed his arm and pulled him back. There was a car coming. His response? "That car can't hurt me." As I asked him more questions, I became very afraid for him. His explanation was that his brain told him he can stop a car. His brain told him he could do anything. When I asked if his brain talked to him often, he said yes.</p><p> </p><p>Well, difficult child's hysterical mother threw the adderall away and had him back to the doctor that day. We stopped all medications for the summer, and once it came time to go back to school, Concerta did the trick. I watched him like a hawk, and it was a wonder drug for him for several years.</p><p> </p><p>I wondered then, and obviously now, if his hearing his brain talk to him was a precursor of things to come? Should I have pressed harder when it happened? </p><p> </p><p>For the record - it has never happened again, and he has been drug free for 3 years. </p><p> </p><p>I think his doctor and I are going to have a very long visit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DianeB, post: 291844, member: 7685"] Another thought - My difficult child originally was prescribed Adderall at 6 yrs of age. About 6 months in I was walking him to school one day. He stepped off the curb without checking for cars. I, of course, grabbed his arm and pulled him back. There was a car coming. His response? "That car can't hurt me." As I asked him more questions, I became very afraid for him. His explanation was that his brain told him he can stop a car. His brain told him he could do anything. When I asked if his brain talked to him often, he said yes. Well, difficult child's hysterical mother threw the adderall away and had him back to the doctor that day. We stopped all medications for the summer, and once it came time to go back to school, Concerta did the trick. I watched him like a hawk, and it was a wonder drug for him for several years. I wondered then, and obviously now, if his hearing his brain talk to him was a precursor of things to come? Should I have pressed harder when it happened? For the record - it has never happened again, and he has been drug free for 3 years. I think his doctor and I are going to have a very long visit. [/QUOTE]
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