also, do go with your "gut feeling" as a mother. Do not question yourself about taking him off the meds. ADD/ADHD meds are only a tool in helping your son (maybe not the right tool). There are so many other things you can do which will help him more than the meds, such as making lists for him (my son requires this because he cannot follow thru doing more than 2 things at a time, etc...) keeping structure in his life, and I agree with one of the above posts about diet. I knew from an early age that sugar and chocolate spun my son out of control. It doesn't do that for all kids. I can tell, even at the age of 15 when he has "snuck" chocolate into his diet. Stress will make things worse...so ease up on him at home, etc... The teacher must be very stressful for him, I bet he knows she has a bad attitude towards him, etc... |