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<blockquote data-quote="Bunny" data-source="post: 558183"><p>When was he diagnosis'd with ADHD and by whom? Maybe he needs a more comprehensive evaluation. If he was on medications for a while and you saw no improvement in his attention span and focus, then I agree with the others that maybe ADHD is not the real problem. Either that, or the diagnosis is correct, but the medication that he is on is not the right one for him.</p><p></p><p>DO NOT let the school bully you into medicating your son if you feel that is not the correct course of action for him. They can not force you to do that. They want him medicated because it's easier and cheaper for them. You pay for the medications and they don't have to do anything additional for him and it's one of my biggest peeves about schools. They want kids under control, but they jump to medications as the first course of action. My personal feeling is that medications are a good choice for some kids, but I think that other kids could be helped with other interventions, but the schools don't want to do that because it costs them money.</p><p></p><p>Sorry. That was my rant for the morning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bunny, post: 558183"] When was he diagnosis'd with ADHD and by whom? Maybe he needs a more comprehensive evaluation. If he was on medications for a while and you saw no improvement in his attention span and focus, then I agree with the others that maybe ADHD is not the real problem. Either that, or the diagnosis is correct, but the medication that he is on is not the right one for him. DO NOT let the school bully you into medicating your son if you feel that is not the correct course of action for him. They can not force you to do that. They want him medicated because it's easier and cheaper for them. You pay for the medications and they don't have to do anything additional for him and it's one of my biggest peeves about schools. They want kids under control, but they jump to medications as the first course of action. My personal feeling is that medications are a good choice for some kids, but I think that other kids could be helped with other interventions, but the schools don't want to do that because it costs them money. Sorry. That was my rant for the morning. [/QUOTE]
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