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Lessons Learned About Medication Changes

In my last post I talked about the personal experience of making the decision to change your child’s medications.  We talked about the questions you should ask before considering a medication change and how to research and find information about the many possible choices of drug treatments.  In this post I will give you a candid... Read moreChevron
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Thinking of Changing Your Child’s Medications? Our Personal Journey

If your child is taking medication to control the symptoms of ADHD or other related disorders, it can feel very daunting to make any changes to his or her medication treatment protocol.  I know about this firsthand as we are currently in the midst of changing my son’s meds. I can tell you that, so far, it has been quite an emotional... Read moreChevron
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ADHD Symptoms Series: Impulsivity

Parents who have a child having ADHD symptoms could probably fill a book with stories of how their child acted impulsively. I can still recall the day when I was taking a walk with my Max, his brother and a friend of mine and her two children. Max was about three or four. We were walking to the neighborhood playground and along the path there... Read moreChevron
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Overcoming Medication Reluctance

My son was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder last summer. His kindergarten teacher, who was wonderful, urged us to have him officially diagnosed so that the school would be obligated to accommodate him in first grade and beyond.   I was reluctant to start giving him the medication, but after the first two weeks of... Read moreChevron
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ADHD and Stuttering

A question we sometimes receive on ADHD Central is about whether or not stuttering is somehow associated with having ADHD. Some of you have asked about stuttering with relation to certain ADHD medications and some of you have asked if adults with ADHD can have a stuttering problem. The short answer to these questions is yes. In this post we will... Read moreChevron

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