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HaoZi
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Just because they have a different standard of "normal" doesn't mean they're right.
while in some ways I am sure he is "behind" developmentally, in other ways he is ahead./QUOTE]
Yes, M... this is the great dilemma of ADHD. They are not globally developmentally delayed - rather, they develop "unevenly"... which will present all sorts of interesting challenges as he grows - because what is ahead at one point, can become "behind" later!
They don't understand their own immaturity - they DO see their maturity. So, they "know" they can handle more than most kids their age.
They READ people really, really well - but have no idea how to respond to the signals they get.
And so it goes...
As far as medications goes... if he needs them, take them. I know we wouldn't survive at all, without 3 of us being on medications (2k+1a) for ADHD. Would you feel the same way about insulin if he were diabetic? The interesting thing about ADHD medications is that they do not actually regulate behavior at all... mostly, they just increase the length of time that the person can "sustain a thought" - which provides time to filter, plan a different course of action, put it in perspective, etc. - it buys TIME... but that is IF the medications work for your child. Not everyone benefits...
You talk about your Xs family being in Morocco... where is your family? do you have them for support?
Can you say more about what you mean when you say they "don't know what to do with the info?"
Dear HaoZi, please go and live in Japan or Italy with kiddo on a year-long sabbatical and report back your findings about "normalcy" after that