My son is 7 and he is also on Vyvanse. He has gotten better in school but his additude has not changed. I have not notice any habits as far as the tongue rolling. He did have some stomach pain at first and his appitite has increased, he seems to always be hungrey. As far as his attitude that has not changed to much, it really hard for me to deal with because he has this carefree type of attitude and acts like he does not have to liszten to anybody in authority.

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Wow I could write a novel on both my boys. My youngest ADD/autism since he has gotten help has gone from a aggressive animal that looked like a total question mark all the time plus always in self defence position to attack kid to a happy go lucky most of the time teenager.. Despite not being a good candidate to medications, every day life training as formed his mastering skills so he can cope alot better. The only time I am especially aware is when he has had a problem with his foster family, I phone them or they phone me so we can hand over the problem so we keep treating him stable all the time so he doesn't play us out against each other. He has a tendency to depression, but can be made happy with acceptance that he is still a great son and is okay, huge steps forward for such a complicated handicap.. I am now dealing with average teenage problems, the ADHD issues have became less visiable in away.. My oldest son ADHD/Aspergers has always been on a high social plan, and can give many verbal beatings if I am not quick enough on my bad days to avoid them.. He has a high tendency to depression with his ADHD/Asperges, the only area I can see he is not cutting it is school work/ homework and with teenage relations in general. He has became more sensitive and holds it against people if he doesn't understand what they mean or want from him.. He has became more aware of his body, hates showering at school and I have to keep telling him he is a darn good boy even with his short comings. Not many moms have a 15 year old that phones to ask where I am, if and when they want to do stuff, and I would not call him a usual noisey teenager like his friends this bugs them alot, as he is not into the usual teenage boy stuff (throwing caution to the wind and usual teenage pranks) . He with age has always needed my approval.. I am here if he needs my opinion and am giving slip like his doctor told me. He is a good boy and has to learn to trust his own instincts. I keep telling him this if he asks stuff, I'll help him if he needs a doctors appointment and he has actually gone alone without needing me. I really envy people whom complain about empty nests, I don't think this is totally gonna happen as my boys will always need some sort of support for stuff they don't understand...

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My son is 9, on Vyvanse for about 2 weeks. This is his first medication. He was diagnosed by his pediatrician at age 5 but I wanted to try to see if this was truly ADD or if he'd grow out of it. Needless to say....he didn't. But a number of approaches were taken under his doctor's direction, before ultimately deciding to try meds. Although I have seen several changes in my son since the meds, he has been chewing his tongue for several years and his personality shifts from day to day, moment to moment, anyway. He cries at the drop of a hat. He gets angry and there's no changing his mind on that. One minute he's quiet and whiney, very softspoken, and the sweetest kindest little boy you'd ever met. In the next second you'd think he walked straight off some rap video!! He changes his clothes all day long. He is still not as focused as he should be in school and he forgets EVERYTHING, but his penmanship has tremendously improved. (Looks like he's tracing the letters straight from a primary tablet!!) He also has this insatiable desire to draw, no matter what else he SHOULD be doing. Since my son's personality changes aren't directly caused by the meds, what could be going on??

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