Dede,
I am jealous that you have a husband who dances, LOL. Mine won't even dance in private pffft.
Anyway, to answer your question about meds and ADD. You are aware I have been going through some severe emotional difficulties in the past couple of months. Recently we were able to rule out Bi-polar which I am grateful for. I was however diagnosed with ADD and put on a med called dexadrine spansules. While it did not solve all my problems, I have been very pleasantly amazed at the reaction I have had to this medication. I tried Ritalin a while back which sent me through the roof, but this seems to act differently at least for me. I know you are asking about kids, but since my kids were never diagnosed, (tho I strongly suspect that at least one of my kids has this problem) I thought I would give you my first hand experience. After being on the meds for about 3 weeks, I am already concentrating better and getting more done. I feel more relaxed and focused. I wonder how life may have been different for my kids if we had dealt with things differently as they were growing up, both for them and for myself.
My therapist is himself a specialist in ADHD as well as dealing with it first hand. He tells me it is a neuralogical disorder rather than a mental illness. He compares it to a six cylander engine firing on only four cylanders. No matter how hard I may want to get to a certain goal, my engine just keeps missing and missing and I never quite make it and wear myself out trying. Many kids try to self medicate, which is why so many of these kids try drugs when they become teens. The fact is I used to use speed as a teen and it was my favorite drug because it did make me feel very clear and focused rather than speedy.
Dede, I hope this helps. I haven't been posting much lately, but I really wanted to tell you not to be afraid to think about giving medication a try with Chance. It may make the life he has ahead of him less of a struggle.
(((((Dede & WT)))))
XenaW,
That looks like a good website. Thanks for sharing. I will look at it later
(((XW)))
Edited by - songmistress on 22 December 2002 18:15:17