Nuked by my toddler today

"I sure hope you're not implying that's what I said, because it certainly was not. What I was suggesting is that when I was hyperactive, I was required to stand in a corner until I calmed down. And if I didn't, I got increasing punishments until I learned who was in charge: not me.

But valid cases of ADD does not negate the fact that many children are not receiving the guidance and discipline they require to learn to manage their own lives and develop into an adult. Too many are instead taken for treatment, given something that modifies their brain for them so they don't have to learn to do it themselves.

Don't even try to suggest there aren't parents taking the easy way out, or Doctors that wouldn't write Rxs just to placate the paying customer and submit the insurance claim, or kids that aren't being neglected. This is not one in a million either.

Maybe this is a personal subject for you, but don't make the mistake of defending the guilty while stating your own innocence.
And your mother was dealing with a child exhibiting symptoms of withdrawal. This had nothing to do with whether he should have been on it to begin with, which I'm also not disputing. Just don't cite it as evidence.

I can't continue this here. It's definitely not game discussion. Move to OT and we can chat more, but I don't want to hijack this thread.

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I was not being critical with your point of view or with what you said. Nor was my opinion aimed at you. I was merely sharing what we go through day to day with my almost 12 year old son who has ADHD. I certainly do not think of myself as an expert on the subject and I was not defending anyone. And please don't suggest you know what my son has or doesn't have. His medication does not alter his brain, it just makes him think clearer. We don't just give my son medication. He also has an ADHD coach who teaches him how to deal with situations as he gets older. The school counselor also checks in on him from time to time so that they can discuss how things are going.

I won't say anything further as I also don't wish to hi-jack this thread.