Hits close to home for me...#1 son was first diagnosed with ADHD at 4(!!?!), his first go-round with meds did not go well at all...I think it was a couple of years before we were willing to try them again, but when we did, we became true fans of Ritalin...unfortunately, it has turned out his probs go far beyond just ADHD to fall under the broad umbrella of something called Asperger's Syndrome, which can have ADD as a component...as a parent, you need to educate yourself on ADHD, since some educators want to shove any troublesome child onto meds, one of #2 son's teachers tried to suggest he might be ADHD to my wife, until the asst principal brought up that we had another at home with it, & she pointed out to the teach that "this lady would know"...my point being that I have seen both sides to the issue of giving kids meds, they can be a wonderful thing, but they are also sometimes pushed onto the child who is just strong-willed & active...to repeat, educate yourself, & if it does improve your child's behavior, you will know right away if you've made the right call...

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