u ask about meds my son was taking 3 10mg ritilin a day before he turned 11 then he started panicking that ppl would tease him if he went to the nurse for his med so talked to his doctor who prescribed him a slow release med called conceta xl,this might be called something else in the us his concentration isnt brilliant but as its slow release med there are steady doeses all day long , did u know dyslexic goes with add/ adhd, my son is border line ,it all runs in familys as well as my daughter is dyslexic and my older daughter is add with sever learning dificulties and i belive im a suffer of both