Re: Article in Toronto Star (September 26, 2012): ADHD drugs suspected of hurting…

[Anonymous]

The article nearly made me jump back in bed when I read my morning TO Star that day (actually, since I’m chronically late in the morning I only read the headline and the first couple of sentences of the article). I’m a teacher in a class of ‘contained’ behaviour students and some of them are on meds for ADHD although I’m pretty sure ALL should be on meds. However, it is a free country and that means it is the parent’s choice to medicate their child or not.

Even those who do take meds frequently have days’ off’ meds because the parents ‘forget’ to give the meds or junior refuses to take it. The parent (most who have no control of said children) are frequently unable their childre to take it and eventually give up chasing the kids around the house with the pill hand. The saddest part is these kids are all between 6 and 8 years old and the parents already have lost control over their kids.

Do I see a difference in the kids when they are on meds? Definitely! They still have many struggles throughout their day as many also have LDs that they are dealing with but without the meds, they spin in circles, shred their clothing by pulling loose threads and make constant impulsive annoying remarks/physical contact with their classmates that often result in physical fights. Meds are a godsend for my students and me (since I also use them).

Luckily for me, my parents seem to have missed the article. 😉

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