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Originally Posted by widgeon13
My wife is a substitute teacher and sees this quite frequently. Do the kids actually outgrow the condition?
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Not if the condition is real. I have a nephew who was diagnosed ADHD. It was apparant from a very early age. My sister fought tooth and nail with the schools to recognize that he did indeed have a medical issue and was not just a problem kid. Kind of the opposite of Sammy's experience.
The now ex BIL was also ADHD with a hefty amount of OCD thrown into the mix. The father grew up in one of those heavy handed Patrician familys, told to tough it out. End result is that he started self medicating with Pot and alcohol and is slowly spiraling out of control.
Medication sparingly used (my sister is adament about not overmedicating) has helped my nephew get through school (going to be a junior this year). Still, his thought processes are different and he has trouble recognizing what could become an error in judgement. Still...this is something he is always going to live with. My sister has worked very hard with him and that is the key. It takes constant vigilence, not constant medication.
Over the years it does seem to have tempered a bit but, I fear he will have to keep on top of this his entire life.