ADHD Drug Warnings

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I think you can probably self-adjust. It's just a matter of slowing yourself down and being more deliberate with the things you do and say. It'll be easier for you than for most because you're certainly above average in the intelligence department.

That's one of the root problems of ADHD. Depending on the form and severity, some with ADHD simply don't have self-adjust controls and lack the foresight to be deliberate with things.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

That's one of the root problems of ADHD. Depending on the form and severity, some with ADHD simply don't have self-adjust controls and lack the foresight to be deliberate with things.

Especially when they're elementary-age school kids. Those kinds of things often come with some maturity.

Our approach to drugs has basically been this: without some medicinal support, our son, who has ADHD and High-Functioning Autism (relatively mild, but giving him extra challenges nonetheless), has little capability to work on the bahavior modifications and strategies that will help him cope in the long run. With medicinal support, he has the opportunity to learn the skills that will, we hope, enable to him to get along fine without drugs as he gets older.