ADHD

[amIblue?]

So, I wanted to thank everyone who shared his/her story with me. We did end up making the decision to try medication for our daughter, and after a rocky start, I can't begin to tell you the improvement that we've seen. When her school work comes home, it's as if a completely different child has done it. We don't have to fight to do her 5 minutes of homework each night. She's not afraid of the work anymore.

I still have reservations in my heart about giving such a little one such strong medication, but she LOVES school now, just as I always thought she would. With a bit of enrichment, I believe she will be caught up to her peers soon.

ETA: the more research I do, the more convinced I am that I have it, too. Any parents had a similar experience?

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

So, I wanted to thank everyone who shared his/her story with me. We did end up making the decision to try medication for our daughter, and after a rocky start, I can't begin to tell you the improvement that we've seen. When her school work comes home, it's as if a completely different child has done it. We don't have to fight to do her 5 minutes of homework each night. She's not afraid of the work anymore.

I still have reservations in my heart about giving such a little one such strong medication, but she LOVES school now, just as I always thought she would. With a bit of enrichment, I believe she will be caught up to her peers soon.

ETA: the more research I do, the more convinced I am that I have it, too. Any parents had a similar experience?

Not me, but my husband.

And it happens a lot. A kid gets a DX and a parent realizes that they have the same thing.