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The Biggest Lie I Ever Told My Son with ADHD

"I was forcing my son to take drugs and he was begging me to stop."

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  1. I’m a mom with ADHD and Narcolepsy medicated with Adderall, and a 6 years old son diagnosed with ADHD a year ago, after I tried a lot of therapies and having a son jumping everywhere 24/7 I couldn’t medicated him, just thinking the way I was struggling with my face than can’t smile and having efforts for don’t look like a robot I decided to try the Natasha Campbell diet, gaps diet, definitely it works better that anything in both, our moods looks different now, and he is definitely more focus and enjoying his play time!!

  2. I am so thankful for this article ! I have started giving medication to my children, but to satisfy society needs( school ) for them to seat and complywi with rules. I’m happy with the way my children are but they are not happy kids in school for the constant reminder they are not good enough for not sit in their sit or not focused enough . I’m on week second of Ritalin children are sitting focus improved a bit but with a chemical restrain . I have even more hyper kids when medication wears off . I’m just frustrated and with a great sense of lost . To medicate is not easy and I hope we can wean from it as soon as we can find another way for kids to sit in school . We spent loads of money in therapies none helped with fidgeting and lack of focusing .

  3. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I could have written this exact article! You captured my frustration so beautifully! Yes!! The meds made my son calmer, but did nothing to improve his focus. So what is the solution? Behavioral therapy cant improve focus, and my son doesnt have issues with aggression, academics, or social challenges. He just struggles to focus and remain in his seat. The meds keep him in his seat and quiet, but nothing else. What’s the answer for our kiddos??

  5. The drugs don’t work for a lot of people. They made this kid calmer, without improving focus. They made me hyper, without improving focus. It is heart-wrenching to read what his mom and he went through. I am glad they found a better school. I hope this guy thrives, and finds what he can do better than anyone else, his own special niche.

  6. I’m sorry your experience with medication was not good. My son is also high functioning autistic with severe ADHD. He hates to go without his Adderall. He says he can’t control his thoughts, there’s too many, and that he his body won’t be still. He literally cannot do his work without it. He’s very in tune with how he feels. Medication is not always bad. The choice to medicate your child is never an easy one, but it’s definitely been a positive in our life.

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