SHARON PRICE was thinking about Ritalin and keyed into cyberspace:
SP>Jane..my son got a thorough work up before the Ritalin was
SP>prescribed. No doctor is going to prescribe Ritalin just because a
SP>teacher thinks a child needs it.  Mark now takes Adderall because of
SP>the side effects of the Ritalin.  Ritalin or Adderall is needed for
SP>him.  But since he also Asperger's Syndrome it wasn't enough.  ADHD
SP>can overlap, a child can have both, as in my son's case.  You seemed
SP>to entirely missed my point.  The kids that truely have ADHD need
SP>Ritalin, Adderall or one of the prescribed medicines to help them get
SP>through the school day effectively.  My point also was that some kids
SP>are also Asperger's, which is often goes undiagnosed.  It's genetic,
SP>not caused by alcholism. Or, at least, suspected to be genetic.  I
SP>resisted giving my son Ritalin at first because of people like you
SP>that gave me horror stories about Ritalin.  When he's not on his
SP>Ritalin or Adderall he learns absolutely nothing at school and
SP>totally disrupts the class.  But in case, he also needs the Risperdal
SP>to help control his bent toward arguing.  I know what I'm saying is
SP>falling on deaf ears...... 
Wrong part of the anatomy....
               The Few. The Proud. The Chosen.
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