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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 540380" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Malika, your little boy intrigues me (and he's so cute...have I mentioned that?) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm also interested in the cultural differences (ADHD is a no biggie in the US...they'd be more apt to toss some stimulant at J without thinking twice about it here). And yet ADHD behavior is not always ADHD. There are so many other things that "ADHD" turns out to be, but I know J. will never get anything beyond "maybe ADHD" in France. And I am not sure he has that. He may have some other problem(s) or maybe none at all. From a US standpoint, it is very hard to guess.</p><p></p><p>Ritalin can make a child not just a zombie, but a raving maniac. It is speed. Never forget it is speed. In the US, teens abuse it. They chop it up in pillcrushers and snort it alone or with other drugs to get high. Adderrall is more popular for this because it is stronger, but make no mistake about it...Ritaliln is also used. And many of the k ids who abused Ritalin with my lovely daughter were diagnosed with ADHD. So this should alwalys be a consideration when you decide to give this medicaton to your child. It is a controlled substance in the US for a reason. Also, my own son and myself (I most certainly have ADHD along with other stuff) made both of us MORE aggressive and hyper than anything else. In no way did they calm us down. I was flying like a kite. My son got mean and aggressive on it (and all stimulants). I have seen less of a zombie affect in kids than a hyper hyper affect (I do work at a daycare). A few kids do look like Zombies, but they are on Adderrall along with Occupational Therapist (OT) her stuff. They act nuts off the medications and then go into a wide awake coma when they are on it so that it is hard to get them to so much as get up and put on their coats. </p><p></p><p>I am not saying at all that Ritalin never works. I am saying that you are being a smart, good mama for weighing all your options first. I am of the belief that ADHD can be handled without medication for many kids. My daughter was diagnosed three times with severe ADD (minus the H). Her concentration and memory socks badly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But she hated the medication, even the Ritalin. She said it made her unable to sit still and, on higher doses, she started talking to herself and her friends were teasing her about it and she refused to take any stimulants after that. She did get a lot of school help and interventions and has learned coping skills which have pushed her grade point average to a high C average. She had been failing. So obviously, without medication, interventions are greatly teaching her how to do better in school. In fact, she is doing so well in English, they are putting her in AP English next year.</p><p></p><p>I personally am not a big fan of stimulants after all my experiences with them, so I'm just another perspective you can take into account <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Take care and always...keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 540380, member: 1550"] Malika, your little boy intrigues me (and he's so cute...have I mentioned that?) :) I'm also interested in the cultural differences (ADHD is a no biggie in the US...they'd be more apt to toss some stimulant at J without thinking twice about it here). And yet ADHD behavior is not always ADHD. There are so many other things that "ADHD" turns out to be, but I know J. will never get anything beyond "maybe ADHD" in France. And I am not sure he has that. He may have some other problem(s) or maybe none at all. From a US standpoint, it is very hard to guess. Ritalin can make a child not just a zombie, but a raving maniac. It is speed. Never forget it is speed. In the US, teens abuse it. They chop it up in pillcrushers and snort it alone or with other drugs to get high. Adderrall is more popular for this because it is stronger, but make no mistake about it...Ritaliln is also used. And many of the k ids who abused Ritalin with my lovely daughter were diagnosed with ADHD. So this should alwalys be a consideration when you decide to give this medicaton to your child. It is a controlled substance in the US for a reason. Also, my own son and myself (I most certainly have ADHD along with other stuff) made both of us MORE aggressive and hyper than anything else. In no way did they calm us down. I was flying like a kite. My son got mean and aggressive on it (and all stimulants). I have seen less of a zombie affect in kids than a hyper hyper affect (I do work at a daycare). A few kids do look like Zombies, but they are on Adderrall along with Occupational Therapist (OT) her stuff. They act nuts off the medications and then go into a wide awake coma when they are on it so that it is hard to get them to so much as get up and put on their coats. I am not saying at all that Ritalin never works. I am saying that you are being a smart, good mama for weighing all your options first. I am of the belief that ADHD can be handled without medication for many kids. My daughter was diagnosed three times with severe ADD (minus the H). Her concentration and memory socks badly :) But she hated the medication, even the Ritalin. She said it made her unable to sit still and, on higher doses, she started talking to herself and her friends were teasing her about it and she refused to take any stimulants after that. She did get a lot of school help and interventions and has learned coping skills which have pushed her grade point average to a high C average. She had been failing. So obviously, without medication, interventions are greatly teaching her how to do better in school. In fact, she is doing so well in English, they are putting her in AP English next year. I personally am not a big fan of stimulants after all my experiences with them, so I'm just another perspective you can take into account :) Take care and always...keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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