Will my child become a zombie? What about dependency? If my child uses medication, does it mean I've failed as a parent; that I'm just not good enough?
Finding ADHD medication useful and helpful is not the same thing as developing an addict-likeIf a child finds medication useful, they’re dependent on it in the same way that a person with a broken leg depends on crutches or a wheelchair ramp. A medication is useful if it helps a child execute what they need to do — not if they achieve a high off of it.
Also, remember that how we view medicine is influenced by our cultural attitudes, socioeconomic status, race, and more. Clinicians should consider attitudes about medication stemming from cultural differences and pervasive ethnic and racial disparities. For some, medication is seen as a “quick” fix that Americans are keen on implementing.
Sometimes, parents feel a sense of guilt or selfishness about medication. They wonder if they’re putting their child on medication to make their own lives easier. But parents should use their own feelings and responses to challenges as data, and refrain from judging themselves. Inform parents that if they are losing patience with the child, whom they love unconditionally, imagine how classmates, coworkers, and others may see and interact with the child.
Clinicians should prepare parents and patients for the possibility that the first medication won’t work — an outcome more common than not.
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