My boy has been diagnosed with ADHD.
He is 7.
Mom has started him on meds. They are amphetamines.
I asked her to wait a year or two before starting meds.
His most recent report card ws excellent, with the teacher specifically commenting that his paying attention had and was still improving.
I am not thrilled, but know with absolute certainty MOM thinks she's doing whats best - so I can't really complain too much.
But it makes me sad to know my boy will forever be on meds now. And that at the very tender age of 7, it is common in today's world to make a kid take drugs.
Something just doesn't feel right to me about that.
He is 7.
Mom has started him on meds. They are amphetamines.
I asked her to wait a year or two before starting meds.
His most recent report card ws excellent, with the teacher specifically commenting that his paying attention had and was still improving.
I am not thrilled, but know with absolute certainty MOM thinks she's doing whats best - so I can't really complain too much.
But it makes me sad to know my boy will forever be on meds now. And that at the very tender age of 7, it is common in today's world to make a kid take drugs.
Something just doesn't feel right to me about that.
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