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I routinely gave neuropsychological assessments and diagnosed children with ADHD. It's always a sensitive topic when telling parents that medication (at the very least a consultation) is indicated. Sadly, some children that REALLY needed pharmacological intervention were denied because of parent misconceptions. I always felt bad because I know those kids would have a hard academic future due to their untreated executive functioning weaknesses:(
Comment by joan_wilder at 10/01/2020 at 19:47 UTC
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i finally got diagnosed and prescribed as an adult, and it changed my life. it’s a little sad to look back at what i probably missed, and where i could be now. i was in gifted classes early on, and teachers always said “he has so much potential,” but i had trouble focusing on tasks, which affected my schoolwork later on. i have a great life now, but i imagine that i could have really followed my dreams and accomplished so much more if i had been treated earlier on.
Comment by ON3i11 at 10/01/2020 at 18:17 UTC
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Maybe we should have an educational system that works well with alternative learners such as kids with ADHD instead of having to medicate them to force them to fit into the rigid public educational systems in place now.
This is coming from someone with ADHD who has been on meds for 14 years. Yeah I graduated high school (barely, because I hated school), but I think I could have benefitted far greater from an alternative learning educational system along with maybe some counselling/therapy to learn how to manage my behaviour and emotions better.
Comment by FlippingPossum at 10/01/2020 at 20:49 UTC
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My daughter couldn't cope in school at age 6. Meds allowed her to thrive and she was identified as gifted. Something that was hard to see when she was hiding under desks and overwhelmed.
Comment by [deleted] at 10/01/2020 at 23:04 UTC
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On the flip side, my cousin had a shitty therapy team and got put on Ritalin instead of being diagnosed with Asperger's or whatever the current equivalent is ☹️
Comment by Celesty0 at 11/01/2020 at 06:54 UTC
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Probs also cause there's a lot of cases of misdiagnoses of ADHD. I was unfortunately one of those, and having to take Concerta for it kinda made my life hell.
Comment by aLayerOfTruth at 11/01/2020 at 02:05 UTC
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The only reason children need this form of medication is because we are trying to conform them to our standards and force them to do what society says is best. You must sit still. You must memorize. You must be another brick in the wall... Think for yourselves.
Comment by DanelRahmani at 10/01/2020 at 16:18 UTC
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I saw a :( so heres an :) hope your day is good
Comment by NytH4wk at 11/01/2020 at 07:39 UTC
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It's not a weakness, it's just a different way of thinking. The current way of western teaching is broken and outdated. ADHD students only struggle because the academic system is not designed to help or work with them. Western teaching only values conformity and memorization. You aren't actually learning anything, it's just mindless repetition till you can pass the tests and get on to the next grade. But you didn't learn anything every single parent out there took Algebra, Trig, and Geometry to graduate high school. Yet ask them to do it now or the bare minimum of helping their child with their middle school level math and they can't do a damn thing. Because they never learned how to actually do high level math. They just memorized it at the time till the teacher was satisfied and then forgot all about it one month later. There is nothing wrong with how ADHD brains work. It's just a different way of thinking. The problem is with the teaching and academic way of judging students. Stop medicating your kids and stand up for them and try to help them work through the system while actively trying to change it for the better. That is what ADHD children actually need. There is nothing wrong with any ADHD child the only problem is with the parents too lazy to actually do the proper thing for their child and stand up for them so they just chicken out and pay a doctor to shovel drugs down their gullet just so the teacher will leave them alone. Regardless of the long term effects it has on the child. Decreased life span, stunted growth both skeletal and neurological, and non existent creativity and originality. Stop being weak parents and teachers and stand up for kids