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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 522680" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>There is no real shame here in a child having any diagnosis. All is out in the open and there are experts, groups, and support groups for every sort of disorder. We like to get to the bottom of things and help the child as early as possible. When that does not happen, in my opinion, you are likely to end up like me...getting worse with age and no treatment and almost a school dropout because when you feel like killing yourself, school doesn't really matter much to you, and you can't focus anyone...and it has nothing to do with ADHD. Depression and other mood disorders also make it very difficult to focus or even to care about anything. I used to daydream so much that one of my teachers called my mother, concerned about my mental health. She would call on me and I "wasn't there." Daydreaming helped me cope with the dibilitating depression. To this day, I would be like this without medication...and I *was* like that until I got on helpful medications. I also had rages and anger attacks, as I called them, even as an adult. This does NOT mean that every disorder requires medication. It's just how things worked out for me.</p><p></p><p>ADHD is a blip on the screen here. I know so many kids labeled ADHD that I can't even count them on both of my hands twice. Some are on medications, but I only know because their parents told me. Most act like normal every day kids, including my daughter. When the behavior problems start, that's when we suggest going to a neuropsychologist (my favorite diagnosticians because they are so thorough). in my opinion it is a good thing to look at everything and also in my opinion getting help if it is "iffy" as to whether a child needs it or not is more proactive and much better than hoping it will go away. in my opinion it is more likely to get worse than to go away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 522680, member: 1550"] There is no real shame here in a child having any diagnosis. All is out in the open and there are experts, groups, and support groups for every sort of disorder. We like to get to the bottom of things and help the child as early as possible. When that does not happen, in my opinion, you are likely to end up like me...getting worse with age and no treatment and almost a school dropout because when you feel like killing yourself, school doesn't really matter much to you, and you can't focus anyone...and it has nothing to do with ADHD. Depression and other mood disorders also make it very difficult to focus or even to care about anything. I used to daydream so much that one of my teachers called my mother, concerned about my mental health. She would call on me and I "wasn't there." Daydreaming helped me cope with the dibilitating depression. To this day, I would be like this without medication...and I *was* like that until I got on helpful medications. I also had rages and anger attacks, as I called them, even as an adult. This does NOT mean that every disorder requires medication. It's just how things worked out for me. ADHD is a blip on the screen here. I know so many kids labeled ADHD that I can't even count them on both of my hands twice. Some are on medications, but I only know because their parents told me. Most act like normal every day kids, including my daughter. When the behavior problems start, that's when we suggest going to a neuropsychologist (my favorite diagnosticians because they are so thorough). in my opinion it is a good thing to look at everything and also in my opinion getting help if it is "iffy" as to whether a child needs it or not is more proactive and much better than hoping it will go away. in my opinion it is more likely to get worse than to go away. [/QUOTE]
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