If his teachers think he doesn't need meds, have you thought of not doing the meds?
I'm reading a very interesting book called Anatomy of an epidemic by Robert Whitaker. It talks about the use/overuse of psych drugs in America. They have a chapter on ADD/ADHD drugs. In it, the author talks about how there are no real, long-term studies that show that taking these meds lead to better grades, etc. long-term. He talks about how these meds have alot of side effects including provoking mental illness (mania/bipolar) in some kids, stunting their growth, etc.
Sometimes I wonder how many kids who end up on meds really needed them. So the kid is fidgety, big deal. Deal with it! I'm sure a teacher, frankly, would rather have a room full of medicated, zombie-like kids than a bunch of active, free-thinking ones!
Anyway... just food for thought. (My kids do not have ADD/ADHD or take meds, but we have lots of friends who do).
Last edited by jack'smom; 10/19/11 07:38 PM.
