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I do not regret medicating my son. As I said, the medication allowed him to concentrate and made school easier for him. Some people think that the medication will correct bad behavior and that is not the case as everyone that has posted here knows. The medication allowed him to a few seconds to decide whether or not to act on the impulses he had. I am unaware of any side effects that affect growth my son is 6 – 4.
My regrets are that with my oldest I was acting on outdated information. When my brother was dx the information that we were given was that this was a rare disease that affected only males and was passed on from mother to son. Hindsight being 20/20 maybe I did not want to believe that my son was ADHD. My regret stems from the fact that he continued to struggle in school while we were trying other options.
My issue with parents is that people that I know irl believe that ADHD is an excuse for bad behavior. Things like having their children swear at them or hit them or other children. In my opinion this is a discipline issue and there is no medication that is going to help that.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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