My thoughts? I've asked my DH to send it to his mum, who he finally told about the ADHD and medication after nine months of gratin her terrible negative reaction (which he was right about). That's our journey.
If it was (mild) Asthma and you'd tried OT and physio and diet and swimming (and, and, and), and it still wasn't enough for them to participate fully in life, do you send your kid out into the world and say "Well it's not bad enough to kill her and medication is evil, so she can just stay like this and manage..."
And before anyone says "but Asthma could still kill, even though for that person it's usually mild", ADHD sufferers are at risk of very serious consequences too (death by motor vehicle comes most immediately to mind).
I agree completely. While I don't think medication is the be all/end all solution, I can never understand the "absolutely not" view. If a child has diabetes, would you deny them insulin? If they needed an antibiotic for strep throat, would you just say "oh, it'll go away". Yet for some reason mental health issues seem to be an entirely different ball of wax for some people. My dd will tell anyone that asks that her medication makes her feel better, and will remind me when it's time for a dose. Of course I wish she didn't need it, but I would never deny her the chance to feel better about herself and her functioning by not letting her have it.
