Child Having Borderline ADHD. Misbehaving In School. Should I Put Him On Ritalin?
my daughter was told her son was borderline a d h d when he 5years old at the time he was very active and hard to controle. is is now almost 13 years old and a lovely child and he can sit for hours watching tv or playing a game but recently he started secondry school and is getting a lot of detention for misbehaving in class. pressure from the teachers has my daughter concidering putting him on ritalin a drug she refused when he was 5 and to my mind a much more disruptive child i am afraid the arrivel of a new baby and pressure from teachers will result in her son going on a drug that has questian marks beside it s name
I will not recommend the use of the medicine without an evaluation by a healthcare professional. 8 years is a long time and the child should be reevaluated before putting him on any medication. May be counselling may help him.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing your grandson all the best.
Regards,
Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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Child Having Borderline ADHD. Misbehaving In School. Should I Put Him On Ritalin?
Hi, Thank you for your query. I will not recommend the use of the medicine without an evaluation by a healthcare professional. 8 years is a long time and the child should be reevaluated before putting him on any medication. May be counselling may help him. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Wishing your grandson all the best. Regards, Rajiv K Khandelwal http://goo.gl/SuCjl