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non-medicated kids
my son is on meds for school, and off meds on the weekends at home. Socially, whether on meds or not, we find it difficult. The meds "blunt" his personality and make him hyperfocused to the extent he doesn't socialize appropriately. Without meds, he's overly affectionate, almost to the point of being aggressive, which turns others off. I'm temporarily on a hiatus from taking him to birthday parties. I leave that to my husband, since I can't take the backlash of what happens socially when he misbehaves.
Academically, he's excelling in school, now that he's on meds. It's a tough choice.
My nephew most likely has adhd, but my sister chose not to evaluate or medicate him. He's managing, albeit not amazingly in all areas. I think what prompted the difference in how we each approached the meds issue was how much our child's issues were interfering in their functioning, both academically and socially. Her son was able to navigate through school without meds; mine was not.
This is one of those issues that people cannot understand unless they have weathered it. It appears to others like bad parenting techniques when we can't control our kids. I don't know why people feel the right to judge what goes on in someone else's family and how decisions are made.
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13 Apr 2011 @ 9:46 PM
14 Apr 2011 @ 2:42 PM