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PBS "The Medicated Child" airing January 8 2008
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<blockquote data-quote="ML" data-source="post: 112172"><p>I guess it's good to educate the public about the dangers as the psychiatrists don't seem to have thrown caution to the wind in terms of pulling out those pads. I don't think it occurs to them to even try another/alternative approach. Plus it might put them out of business lol. </p><p></p><p>Without medications, many of our kids would not have quality or quantity of life. It's especially hard when you have a child with multiple diagnosis. Like MWM said, no medications for spectrum. But many kids have AS plus one or two more letters besides. I'm struggling with the decision to try stims. I've been on the fence with it for *too* long. That's just as bad as going to quickly. The main reason I'm going to go for it now is that I see him falling behind in school and it would devastate him to have to repeat a grade. He's already the oldest having a late Sept birthday and he's a big kid, so he would really stand out and it would kill him. His biggest fear is that he stands out as different.</p><p></p><p>Plus, when I think about it, he's been on medications for many years for his allergies. QVAR, albueterol, clariton, Flonase, history of antibiotics. I wonder if those are thrown out too freely as well?</p><p></p><p>It will be interesting to see the segment air.</p><p></p><p>HNY</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ML, post: 112172"] I guess it's good to educate the public about the dangers as the psychiatrists don't seem to have thrown caution to the wind in terms of pulling out those pads. I don't think it occurs to them to even try another/alternative approach. Plus it might put them out of business lol. Without medications, many of our kids would not have quality or quantity of life. It's especially hard when you have a child with multiple diagnosis. Like MWM said, no medications for spectrum. But many kids have AS plus one or two more letters besides. I'm struggling with the decision to try stims. I've been on the fence with it for *too* long. That's just as bad as going to quickly. The main reason I'm going to go for it now is that I see him falling behind in school and it would devastate him to have to repeat a grade. He's already the oldest having a late Sept birthday and he's a big kid, so he would really stand out and it would kill him. His biggest fear is that he stands out as different. Plus, when I think about it, he's been on medications for many years for his allergies. QVAR, albueterol, clariton, Flonase, history of antibiotics. I wonder if those are thrown out too freely as well? It will be interesting to see the segment air. HNY [/QUOTE]
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