I thought we could hold out, too. His grades took a nose dive few weeks ago, he jumped out of a tree at about eight feet, and walked into traffic, twice. It was time.

He is doing ok so far. Very productive at school, but the emotional issues have gotten worse. It’s gonna be a long process.

About that heredity thing…. there’s a dusty bottle of Strattera in my cabinet.

I’m sorry to not have been around when you posted this, i have been MIA due to writing a long piece of work that had a deadline.

My heart goes out to you. This is an area that I have decades of experience with. If you want someone to chat with, send an e-mail and I will listen and chat with any thoughts and comments you want to share. They first started telling me my Oldest son was going to be ADHD at eighteen months. I kept him off of meds until he was 13. I just couldn’t see giving in. Only after serious trouble with the law (Impulse issues) did I give in. My second son, I gave in by third grade.

Then the doc turned and looked me in the eye and said…”Mom, you know, this is hereditary…”

I’ve been on meds for the last four years…I couldn’t believe the difference. ..

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We see a specialist next month. Hopefully we can get the little guy back on track. Thanks for the empathy.

I imagine this is a silly question as you probably already considered it or at least turned it up in your research, but on the off chance you haven’t, have you looked into food allergies as a cause?

Best of luck to you and your son.

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Last year, I had a boy on my soccer team, who I believe had ADHD. Sometimes he can be just normal and great, and other times he just melts down. We’re still involved with his family through cub scouts, and I saw him again just last week for a project we were doing. And I ended up working directly with him one on one. And I really got to see what a nice person he is, how “normal” is for him – and when he’s in that state – what a happy and caring young boy he is. I guess I can’t relate directly to what you are going through as a parent, but in a way – I do understand. I understand what a great feeling it has to be to feel “normal”. I’m sure these were tough decisions you were making this week, and ones that you didn’t take lightly. Whatever you ultimately end up at, I know that you’re doing that with a desire for the best possible outcome for your son.

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