We never tried meds, we decided to see if she could be successful without them. I was afraid of dulling that "smart spark".
We also worry about this. I hate the idea of trading brilliant ideas for increased productivity, but something's gotta give. We were at a point where we're the only ones who really get to see what's he's capable of because he just can't harness all those thoughts and ideas. Also, I have heard from gifted adults with ADHD that they weren't able to truly live up to their ability without medication. They had lots of ideas that went nowhere. It's all so confusing.
We're cutting ds's dose in half tomorrow. He's already on the lowest available dosage, so if this works I'll feel better about him at least being on such a low dose. He's so focused, motivated, and independent these days on the medication. I don't want to take that away from him, but I don't see allowing him to stay on something that makes him sad either. Hopefully the lower dose will cut out that side effect. I'm cautiously optimistic, but I'm also keeping all of these other suggestions in mind just in case (including the small independent private school with small class size-fortunately we have this option as well).
Thanks for your thoughts and advice.
