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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 559157" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I understand your dilemma with husband. I wouldn't care about school. They have no say in what medications your son takes. I actually prefer interventions in school rather than medications for ADD. My daughter has it and just hates the stimulants. She is old enough to express how cranky and hyper they make her. We have tried her on them several times. Each time she eventually refused to take them and her grades did not change when she stopped. Interventions in her 504 plan helped her a lot. So did maturity. </p><p></p><p>This is just my opinion and I'm sure others have their own. </p><p></p><p>If it's a toss up between focusing better at school and going ballistic at home, I'd choose to let him focus less well at school. There are other ways to help kids who have attention deficits. Some do great on stimulants. Others can not take them often because of co-morbids, such as mood disorders. I can not take a stimulant without getting so moody and (in the end) depressed that it scares me to think about it. I am sure that in the mess of disorders I have, ADHD is in there somewhere <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, but considering how bad the medications make me feel, I'd rather go without them (ADHD medication). </p><p></p><p>Does your son have an IEP in school? My daughter has supports in place to accomodate her poor memory and attention span. I may add, as she gets older (she is now a junior) she is finding it easier to compensate without outside help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 559157, member: 1550"] I understand your dilemma with husband. I wouldn't care about school. They have no say in what medications your son takes. I actually prefer interventions in school rather than medications for ADD. My daughter has it and just hates the stimulants. She is old enough to express how cranky and hyper they make her. We have tried her on them several times. Each time she eventually refused to take them and her grades did not change when she stopped. Interventions in her 504 plan helped her a lot. So did maturity. This is just my opinion and I'm sure others have their own. If it's a toss up between focusing better at school and going ballistic at home, I'd choose to let him focus less well at school. There are other ways to help kids who have attention deficits. Some do great on stimulants. Others can not take them often because of co-morbids, such as mood disorders. I can not take a stimulant without getting so moody and (in the end) depressed that it scares me to think about it. I am sure that in the mess of disorders I have, ADHD is in there somewhere :), but considering how bad the medications make me feel, I'd rather go without them (ADHD medication). Does your son have an IEP in school? My daughter has supports in place to accomodate her poor memory and attention span. I may add, as she gets older (she is now a junior) she is finding it easier to compensate without outside help. [/QUOTE]
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