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Name: dreamarae

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Hi there. my son is having major problems at school, yelling at kids, hitting, spitting, every day, and it is definitely impulsive, not aggressive. he has been diagnosed as ADHD by his pediatrician. I have tried an IEP for the last two years, and now my son is in kindergarten. My ex-husband is very concerned about long term effects and he just doesn't believe in medicating. Can anyone tell me about their personal experience at making this decision in a divorced family? ↓

Name: dreamarae | Date: Oct 20th, 2006 2:51 AM

also, can anyone tell me if their kid took ritalin at 5-6 years old, and how it works when they are a teenager, what were the effects for them? ↑

Name: Layne | Date: Oct 23rd, 2006 3:00 PM

My son has taken Ritalin since 2nd grade he is in 6th now and is taking Focalin a time release med like ritalin. Its the only drug that seems to work for him. ↑

Name: Lisa Thyr | Date: Oct 24th, 2006 4:41 AM

my son who is 8 is taking ritalin for about 3 weeks now and it wears off at about 4:00 which is fine for the school but he has a younger brother that is picking up his behaviour, so we are still feeling out these meds. ↑

Name: adp | Date: Mar 16th, 2007 11:51 PM

Well my son has had adhd since 4yrs old and is now 6 also just dignosed with odd his father and I slit when son was 3mths old and father still does not like son on meds I made choice for son because he needed help said he could not control his self or get back on track. ↑