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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 522707" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>They are not 100% anywhere. You have to keep trying until your child is better. And, again, in the US this is vital because you are entitled to many interventions and accomodations in school and at work for serious disabilities, but ADHD is not considered serious. </p><p></p><p>Most caring parents check out medical side effects before giving children medication. It does no good to keep a child unmedicated if the qualilty of his life sucks. If a child has bipolar and it is unmedicated, he has a 60% chance of committing suicide. This has been studied. Unmedicated bipolar is plain dangerous. And ADHD can be the first diagnosis. when it is really bipolar.</p><p></p><p>I don't know. Most of us will go with the system that we are used to and trust and where we see results. I am not in favor of giving one child five medicatioins...I think that is insane, but that's again JMO. However...if our chldren had, say, epilepsy we would not hesitate to medicate them. Or diabetes. I think of brain disorders (mental health issues) the same way. Some people can control diabetes with diet and that is good. Some NEED insulin. There is no choice. Some mildly depressed people can function with exercise and therapy and that is good. But some can not get better with that alone. In that case, they need medication as much as the person who has epilepsy or diabetes. They are all chemical or neurological problems that need medical interventions. Many bipolar young adults get manic, steal in their manic/psychotic mindstate, and end up in jail for breaking the law. This is usually when they go off their medication. </p><p></p><p>ADHD is often diagnosed when the child really has mood disorders or Autistic Spectrum Disorder, at least in the US. In the US, ADHD is not a catch-all for everything. Ritalin is not the medication that we think will help everything eitiher. It's not even used much anymore. There is quite a cultural difference in how disorders/mental illness is treated in various places.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 522707, member: 1550"] They are not 100% anywhere. You have to keep trying until your child is better. And, again, in the US this is vital because you are entitled to many interventions and accomodations in school and at work for serious disabilities, but ADHD is not considered serious. Most caring parents check out medical side effects before giving children medication. It does no good to keep a child unmedicated if the qualilty of his life sucks. If a child has bipolar and it is unmedicated, he has a 60% chance of committing suicide. This has been studied. Unmedicated bipolar is plain dangerous. And ADHD can be the first diagnosis. when it is really bipolar. I don't know. Most of us will go with the system that we are used to and trust and where we see results. I am not in favor of giving one child five medicatioins...I think that is insane, but that's again JMO. However...if our chldren had, say, epilepsy we would not hesitate to medicate them. Or diabetes. I think of brain disorders (mental health issues) the same way. Some people can control diabetes with diet and that is good. Some NEED insulin. There is no choice. Some mildly depressed people can function with exercise and therapy and that is good. But some can not get better with that alone. In that case, they need medication as much as the person who has epilepsy or diabetes. They are all chemical or neurological problems that need medical interventions. Many bipolar young adults get manic, steal in their manic/psychotic mindstate, and end up in jail for breaking the law. This is usually when they go off their medication. ADHD is often diagnosed when the child really has mood disorders or Autistic Spectrum Disorder, at least in the US. In the US, ADHD is not a catch-all for everything. Ritalin is not the medication that we think will help everything eitiher. It's not even used much anymore. There is quite a cultural difference in how disorders/mental illness is treated in various places. [/QUOTE]
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