<p>Mom, I would have but my husband resisted. He does not believe in drugging children and fought me for two years. I ended up having my son diagnosed and getting a prescription without my husband’s knowledge because I was so worried about the trajectory of his school performance. I gave him the meds for two months before I told my husband. When I did I showed him the progress reports and grade cards from before and after. He was angry at my secrecy but relieved to know that my son’s ‘problem’ was not something we couldn’t address. He’s a believer now.</p>
<p>So yes, ideally parents would come to this realization earlier but sometimes they can’t for a multitude of reasons. We had great insurance which covered doctors visits (took three doctors to get there) and expensive medication. And still, we have family members and friends who think we took the easy way out by drugging him. All I know is he’s happy to be doing better in school and doesn’t hate it anymore. He still struggles a bit but nothing like he would be if we had not gotten proper treatment.</p>
<p>If I had my way I think I would have had this diagnosis made in 4th grade but that was not to be. I live with the guilt of not putting my foot down sooner.</p>