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I can’t agree with you more madisgram. When I was seeking help for my oldest child many of the doctors that I went to immediately jumped to medication. I was not prepared to do that right out of the gate, so I was shown the door. I eventually found an excellent husband and wife team. He was a Peds MD, she Peds T. We eventually did decide that medication was the right route, but first we tried diet therapy, allergy therapy and many other things before we went the medication route. I do feel a little guilty that my son struggled with school specifically during all of this time while we were trying other things. If memory serves (he is now 24) it took two years before we turned to medication. He was on the smallest dose and the change was immediate and miraculous.
It is also SO important that children have limits and boundaries as well. Our son’s ADHD was never ever an excuse for bad behavior or poor manners. It is so frustrating to see parents just throw their hands up and say “there’s nothing we can do, he/she has ADHD.”
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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