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Originally Posted by AZ_Sarah_Maxcash
Great approach by your parents!
I had a friend who said he was also diagnosed as a kid, and his mother never put him on meds, she refused. I have to say, he does not seem ADHD AT ALL from anything I can see.
I think he was just kind of a hyper kid.
This goes back to what Odie had said about Dr's prescribing things so quickly.
Just like Docs who prescribe antibiotics for a cold ... it makes no sense. I had this discussion with my Nurse friends the other day as well.
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yup totally agree with you there Sarah! they tried to put me on the meds but my parents' never allowed me to stay home from school let alone take meds. There were other kids I grew up with who were on the meds and they were just stoned all the time. They never learned to function as a "normal" human being. Kinda sad.
I was the same as Ben, smaller private schools with "special" tutors for each subject and different tests for me to write as I was "dyslexic" when it came to writing tests. Turned out in high school that I was actually smarter than my "peers" and ended up fast tracking my way graduating at 16 instead of 18.
It's too bad tho that it has been mis-diagnosed or not done at all in some kids. Many have been labelled as the "bad kid" or "stupid kid" only b/c he couldn't focus, got lost in the mix and don't amount to much in life.
