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difficult child 2 and his first day on a stimulant.
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 535080" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>MWM and TeDo's post reminded me of this, which you probably are already considering....but stims are generally thought not to work if the adhd diagnosis is not real (the actual frontal lobe not working right for "minimal brain damage/dysfunction reasons"). This is controversial and people think differently but I believe it is the most commonly held belief. Since he has a spectrum disorder...the adhd-like symptoms could be a reflection of what is going on there, not true adhd. Of course one medication not working wont mean that, because even for true adhd you may have to try different medications to find the one that works for any individual. But for other disorders that can appear to be adhd, it can make things worse. (Of course there are some with adhd who just can't tolerate medications too) So, there is no cut and dry answer, but it is just something to keep in mind.....may be that the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) front has to be tackled more before the adhd like symptoms can really be helped. </p><p></p><p>Wouldn't it be so great if there was an easy way to figure out what was what? medication issues stink in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 535080, member: 12886"] MWM and TeDo's post reminded me of this, which you probably are already considering....but stims are generally thought not to work if the adhd diagnosis is not real (the actual frontal lobe not working right for "minimal brain damage/dysfunction reasons"). This is controversial and people think differently but I believe it is the most commonly held belief. Since he has a spectrum disorder...the adhd-like symptoms could be a reflection of what is going on there, not true adhd. Of course one medication not working wont mean that, because even for true adhd you may have to try different medications to find the one that works for any individual. But for other disorders that can appear to be adhd, it can make things worse. (Of course there are some with adhd who just can't tolerate medications too) So, there is no cut and dry answer, but it is just something to keep in mind.....may be that the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) front has to be tackled more before the adhd like symptoms can really be helped. Wouldn't it be so great if there was an easy way to figure out what was what? medication issues stink in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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