our pediatrician said something similar,
if someone has add/adhd the meds are most likely to make a serious difference in how they can function, not just a 'sort of feels more focused'. Also he said the medications were pretty safe, which is nice to know.
Not that it is black and white, but at least not too fuzzy a thing to figure out.
thanks for all the feedback! still waiting on hearing back from doc., we have finally finished and sent back all the assessment instruments early last week.

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