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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 40973" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son grew aggressive and mean on Adderrall so I yanked him off of it. It turns out he didn't even have ADHD as his main problem, although he was very hyper. More often than not, the diagnosis changes as the child gets older and new issues pop out, and it could be that ADHD medications are making whatever is wrong with him worse rather than better. ADHD/ODD is a common first diagnosis. Often it ends up being something else. I wish they weren't so fast to diagnose and throw stimulants at young kids because they really aren't sure, at such young ages, what disorders these kids have. I actully know where hub is coming from. No type of therapy helped my son until we knew exactly what was wrong with him. He never responded to normal behavioral therapy approaches and he remained very frustrated and angry because we didn't understand what was going on with him. He turned out to be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, and what a different the right diagnosis and interventions make! This kid is gold right now, and he used to be a destructive rager. We didn't get the right diagnosis. until he was 11, but we kept trying--we didn't buy the ADHD/ODD. It seemed like more to us than that--he used to bang his head on the wall--scary. If you have mood disorders or substance abuse on the family tree or any sort of "quirky" relatives, be on the alert for "more" than ADHD/ODD because these things run in families, and stims make these problems worse. I feel we rushed to fast to medicate my son (he ended up on over ten medications). I never understood the logic of putting violent kids on stimulants. After it, it's speed. Just venting our own bad experience here! Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 40973, member: 1550"] My son grew aggressive and mean on Adderrall so I yanked him off of it. It turns out he didn't even have ADHD as his main problem, although he was very hyper. More often than not, the diagnosis changes as the child gets older and new issues pop out, and it could be that ADHD medications are making whatever is wrong with him worse rather than better. ADHD/ODD is a common first diagnosis. Often it ends up being something else. I wish they weren't so fast to diagnose and throw stimulants at young kids because they really aren't sure, at such young ages, what disorders these kids have. I actully know where hub is coming from. No type of therapy helped my son until we knew exactly what was wrong with him. He never responded to normal behavioral therapy approaches and he remained very frustrated and angry because we didn't understand what was going on with him. He turned out to be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum, and what a different the right diagnosis and interventions make! This kid is gold right now, and he used to be a destructive rager. We didn't get the right diagnosis. until he was 11, but we kept trying--we didn't buy the ADHD/ODD. It seemed like more to us than that--he used to bang his head on the wall--scary. If you have mood disorders or substance abuse on the family tree or any sort of "quirky" relatives, be on the alert for "more" than ADHD/ODD because these things run in families, and stims make these problems worse. I feel we rushed to fast to medicate my son (he ended up on over ten medications). I never understood the logic of putting violent kids on stimulants. After it, it's speed. Just venting our own bad experience here! Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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