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How And What Medicine For My 11year Old Child Who Suffers With Adhd?
Question: How and what medicine for my 11year old child who suffers with adhd and unable to learn anything
Brief Answer:
Over the counter medications are unlikely to help.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
There are medications like Methylphenidate that can be given to a child with ADHD but this is a schedule X drug and therefore is not available without a prescription. Furthermore, one needs to carefully evaluate the child before such a drug can be prescribed. The child will also need undergo psychometric evaluation for ADHD, IQ, anxiety etc. to determine the exact cause of why the child is not able to learn properly and based on that, suitable intervention plans need to be made. The child may need behavioural therapy and applied behaviour analysis (ABA) based special education which can only be delivered after functionally evaluating your child and coming up with an individualised education plan (IEP). Just giving medications might not suffice.
I would request you to get in touch with me on +91 0000 and I would connect you with members of my team who may help you with the same. Most of the services can be delivered online and therefore your location should not be a problem.
I would definitely like to help you out.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Over the counter medications are unlikely to help.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
There are medications like Methylphenidate that can be given to a child with ADHD but this is a schedule X drug and therefore is not available without a prescription. Furthermore, one needs to carefully evaluate the child before such a drug can be prescribed. The child will also need undergo psychometric evaluation for ADHD, IQ, anxiety etc. to determine the exact cause of why the child is not able to learn properly and based on that, suitable intervention plans need to be made. The child may need behavioural therapy and applied behaviour analysis (ABA) based special education which can only be delivered after functionally evaluating your child and coming up with an individualised education plan (IEP). Just giving medications might not suffice.
I would request you to get in touch with me on +91 0000 and I would connect you with members of my team who may help you with the same. Most of the services can be delivered online and therefore your location should not be a problem.
I would definitely like to help you out.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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