My son may have ADHD

[eots]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

 

[Sherry]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

I sure hope that you don't crack your skull when you fall off of your high horse.

 

[eots]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

I sure hope that you don't crack your skull when you fall off of your high horse.

I deal in facts

 

[eots]

 

[Mad Scientist]

Don't get drawn into the drama Eots, just say yer' piece and move on.

 

[Samson]

I had a meeting with my son's teacher's and school psychologist, and they recommended I take him to a pediatrician that specializes in ADHD etc to be tested for ADHD. Many of you have might already know I have had my son in special programs since before he was two, and that they had diagnosed him with a sensory perception disorder when all this first started.

II have read some on it, but not a lot. The whole thing is scary at this point, for one I have no clue how I feel about medication, how to treat it, and even the diagnoses of ADHD. Feedback, recommendations, stories would be great. Thanks.

With your son in special programs since before he was two, .....with a sensory perception disorder I would be surprised you're not already accessing all the appropriate medical and social resources available.

At any rate, it doesn't sound like the run-of-the-mill ADHD. I would contact those associated with the sensory perception disorder diagnosis, and have them refer you to a specialist if necessary. They will be able to pass on the valuable information they have regarding the disorder he already has, and how it (and any meds he may be on already) may be effecting ADHD symptoms.


Now, for the run-of-the-mill cases, I have two comments:

1. ADHD is over-diagnosed by females in an increasingly feminized society: Boys to not act like Girls, and sitting in classes for long periods of time during which they are inactive is often very difficult for boys because they are MALES. Put the kid on a treadmill.

2. Medication administered to children over a period of years must be re-evaluated, particularly as the child enters puberty. ADHD perscriptions that worked perfectly well when the child is 10, might cause some weird shit when they are 13.

 

[Amelia]

Is eots the poster child for being drugfree?

Then meds, we need meds! Stat!

 

[eots]

Is eots the poster child for being drugfree?

Then meds, we need meds! Stat!

So you support giving psych drugs to children for nonexistent illnesses ?

 

[Luissa]

I had a meeting with my son's teacher's and school psychologist, and they recommended I take him to a pediatrician that specializes in ADHD etc to be tested for ADHD. Many of you have might already know I have had my son in special programs since before he was two, and that they had diagnosed him with a sensory perception disorder when all this first started.

II have read some on it, but not a lot. The whole thing is scary at this point, for one I have no clue how I feel about medication, how to treat it, and even the diagnoses of ADHD. Feedback, recommendations, stories would be great. Thanks.

With your son in special programs since before he was two, .....with a sensory perception disorder I would be surprised you're not already accessing all the appropriate medical and social resources available.

At any rate, it doesn't sound like the run-of-the-mill ADHD. I would contact those associated with the sensory perception disorder diagnosis, and have them refer you to a specialist if necessary. They will be able to pass on the valuable information they have regarding the disorder he already has, and how it (and any meds he may be on already) may be effecting ADHD symptoms.


Now, for the run-of-the-mill cases, I have two comments:

1. ADHD is over-diagnosed by females in an increasingly feminized society: Boys to not act like Girls, and sitting in classes for long periods of time during which they are inactive is often very difficult for boys because they are MALES. Put the kid on a treadmill.

2. Medication administered to children over a period of years must be re-evaluated, particularly as the child enters puberty. ADHD perscriptions that worked perfectly well when the child is 10, might cause some weird shit when they are 13.

In regards to number one. I somewhat agree with the over diagnosed.

 

[Sherry]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

I sure hope that you don't crack your skull when you fall off of your high horse.

I deal in facts

And conspiracy theories.

 

[Valerie]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

You are smart to be leery of medicating your children and there are many very good doctors who practice medicine with a similar "less is more" approach, so you don't need to be necessarily afraid of doctors whose advice is generally based in medical science and standard treatment protocols. IOW you can seek the advice of a medical doctor and still feel free to say "no thank you" to certain treatment recommendations, as there is no secret medical agenda to alter children's personalities...

A good doctor will listen to parental feedback and there is really no harm in taking information and advice from well-educated professional experts. You are still free to decide for yourself how you wish to proceed with various alternative treatment recommendations for your child, including eventually maybe relinquishing to 5mg of something, once a day for a 30 day trial run, IF you decide it is necessary...

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

There is no such thing as ADHD

I had a doc who diagnosed it say he didn't believe it existed in the ways listed in the diagnostic tool book, but it's what he had to diagnose or be in trouble.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

the pious douches are those involved in fraud of drugging children

kids who are 'special' in school get bullied and teased in special ways.

 

[Amelia]

When you actually have ADHD and start taking the right med, it can feel like a miracle.

As if you had been encloaked in gray mist and didn't know it until you woke up to a world with colors that you could move freely and purposefully in.

 

[eots]

I sure hope that you don't crack your skull when you fall off of your high horse.

I deal in facts

And conspiracy theories.

its no theory...it is a a fact...there is zero diagnostic evidence of ADHD
there is not a single test or any abnormality in the brain that can be shown in anyone with supposed ADHD..however brain abnormalities can without question be found in children given these drug treatments..these are facts

 

[Sherry]

I deal in facts

And conspiracy theories.

its no theory...it is a a fact...there is zero diagnostic evidence of ADHD
there is not a single test or any abnormality in the brain that can be shown in anyone with supposed ADHD..however brain abnormalities can without question be found in children given these drug treatments..these are facts

Damn, you're slow...and my sarcasm is clearly wasted on you.

 

[eots]

When you actually have ADHD and start taking the right med, it can feel like a miracle.

As if you had been encloaked in gray mist and didn't know it until you woke up to a world with colors that you could move freely and purposefully in.

many methamphetamine users claim the same..because you get a euphoric buzz or preceive some performance enhancement is not evidence that ADHD is a real medical condition

 

[eots]

And conspiracy theories.

its no theory...it is a a fact...there is zero diagnostic evidence of ADHD
there is not a single test or any abnormality in the brain that can be shown in anyone with supposed ADHD..however brain abnormalities can without question be found in children given these drug treatments..these are facts

Damn, you're slow...and my sarcasm is clearly wasted on you.

facts and empirical evidence are clearly wasted on you

 

[Sherry]

its no theory...it is a a fact...there is zero diagnostic evidence of ADHD
there is not a single test or any abnormality in the brain that can be shown in anyone with supposed ADHD..however brain abnormalities can without question be found in children given these drug treatments..these are facts

Damn, you're slow...and my sarcasm is clearly wasted on you.

facts and empirical evidence are clearly wasted on you

No, YOU'RE wasted.

 

[Amelia]

When you actually have ADHD and start taking the right med, it can feel like a miracle.

As if you had been encloaked in gray mist and didn't know it until you woke up to a world with colors that you could move freely and purposefully in.

many methamphetamine users claim the same..because you get a euphoric buzz or preceive some performance enhancement is not evidence that ADHD is a real medical condition

It's not a euphoric buzz, and it's not just perception. You do not have a clue.

Well, I gave you a couple of rounds of attention out of the goodness of my heart. I'll let you go back to your regularly scheduled spamming without further interruption from me. Your obsessive posts make a good case for the opposite of what you are proclaiming.