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<blockquote data-quote="EStephens" data-source="post: 546177" data-attributes="member: 15028"><p>First and foremost, welcome. It's always a sobering feeling when you get desperate for help. I think we have all been there. ( I float in and out of it almost daily.) There are tons of people here who will give great advice and they are very supportive. </p><p></p><p></p><p>My son was diagnosed ADHD at 2 and started taking medications. ( I will never forget my mother telling me that I was just a bad mom because I couldn't control my son. She just didnt understand) He also knew no boundaries, didn't sleep well, took extreme risks, and couldnt get along with just about anyone close to his age. </p><p>If you are worried about it but need some relief, ask the doctor to start off on the lowest possible medication and work up from there. When my son started taking medications, I swear the stars aligned and I could breathe. He is 10 now and still takes medications and the kid is a genius! </p><p></p><p>Side note- I'm not a doctor, just been to tons. Our therapist, doctor, and psychiatrist all made mention that when a child needs ADD or ADHD medications before the age of 4 that is a usually a flag to tell of another condition. In my difficult child's case it was Aspergers. Please know I don't know if your son has Asperger's, there are just quite a few of the symptoms that I could totally relate to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EStephens, post: 546177, member: 15028"] First and foremost, welcome. It's always a sobering feeling when you get desperate for help. I think we have all been there. ( I float in and out of it almost daily.) There are tons of people here who will give great advice and they are very supportive. My son was diagnosed ADHD at 2 and started taking medications. ( I will never forget my mother telling me that I was just a bad mom because I couldn't control my son. She just didnt understand) He also knew no boundaries, didn't sleep well, took extreme risks, and couldnt get along with just about anyone close to his age. If you are worried about it but need some relief, ask the doctor to start off on the lowest possible medication and work up from there. When my son started taking medications, I swear the stars aligned and I could breathe. He is 10 now and still takes medications and the kid is a genius! Side note- I'm not a doctor, just been to tons. Our therapist, doctor, and psychiatrist all made mention that when a child needs ADD or ADHD medications before the age of 4 that is a usually a flag to tell of another condition. In my difficult child's case it was Aspergers. Please know I don't know if your son has Asperger's, there are just quite a few of the symptoms that I could totally relate to. [/QUOTE]
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