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Good for you! By law, no school is allowed to tell you or even suggest that you medicate your child. I'd sooner homeschool my son before I'm pushed into medicating him. That's a decision for my husband and I to make, not for any school to decide. I understand the challenges teachers have today w/ so many kids being mainstreamed, but maybe if these kids were put in the right environments w/ the right services to begin w/, things wld be better. For schools to put their agendas above the health of our children just tells me that something is seriously wrong w/ the educational system. The way I see it, they need to get their priorities in order quickly!

ADD/ADHD has become a catch-all for many behavior's. If you have ever seen a truly ADHD kid, before the definition was broadened to it's current parameter's,you'd know it.
It's sad to see the number of intelligent, creative kids being put on meds, and yes in many cases, to make it easier for the parents and teacher's. Historically, it's the right brainers who have given us our most important inventions,and probably won the most pivotal moments in history. For example, I'm betting US Grant and Sherman were right-brainer's. They understood tactics, but were able to think and operate outside the standard. Edison, Bell, Mark Twain, and how many other's would you guess?
Right brained people are able to think outside of the box, they're able follow the threads of possibilities. Seeing a picture helps them see a situation in it's totality and the opportunities within it. That's important in problem solving and certainly in a crisis.
My grandaughter is probably right brained. This year her teacher's and the school psychologists put her on Concerta, and Ritalin. The bright, imaginative responsive little girl she was is slow, dull and lacks sparkle, she rarely giggles--she'd numb. With anything else, you would say she's overmedicated. She has a lot going on in with her Mom's home, but rather than look into those issue's, they diagnosed her as ADHD, and medicated her. And then tell her it's because there's something wrong with her brain.
We need to change our view of this and teach
these kids in ways they can learn.We need to teach them to appreciate and understand the way they process information as a strength, not as something abnormal and wrong. Personally, looking at the world, I think America is restricting itself by trying to squeeze these kids in a hole they don't fit. I think we're suppressing and losing a very important segment of talent and ability. And I don't think the rest of the world follow this mind-set.
And these meds are amphetamines. Think how we look at someone taking speed illegally, and how it can affect the person taking it, do we really think the effect's are any different just because it's sanctioned with a prescription?

You sound like one of the teachers; some kid’s needs to be medicated, but some don’t. Teachers or school is NOT a doctor to make diagnosis on anything. Only doctor can say after so many tests does child qualifies for medication. I had a teacher telling me, maybe may daughter needs medication. I was ready to punch her in a face. Who is she? She is not even a proper teacher and not to talk that she is NOT a doctor. SHAME on teachers!!!!!!!!!!Also teachers are shoving those kids into some programs in the school so school can get funding (more money). It is disgusting what people are doing for money. Ethics are lost in people’s lives. SHAME!!!