Please tell me this is not going on in secondary school!!!

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<p>Istoleyournose- are you currently in a rigorous pre prep school? I wonder if you feel that the medication will help you focus enough to get through the tremendous workload that you are going to be given at Exeter. One of my kids (in a comparable school) was completely overwhelmed the first year by the 5-6 hours of homework every night. Maybe there was a focus problem there, we never had any testing done. The kid learned to “triage,” or do the work that was necessary and ignore the rest.</p>

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<p>Biohelpmom,
I receive about 4 hours of homework per night. Most exeter kids I’ve met say thats about the same as exeter. I’m trying to deal with it. Thanks for your concern though =)</p>

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<p>Benevolent, what are “a crazy learning disability” and “funky learning disabilities” as you refer to in post #40 above? What are you talking about?</p>

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<p>[A.D.H.D</a>. Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores - Well Blog - NYTimes.com](<a href=“A.D.H.D. Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores - The New York Times”>A.D.H.D. Drugs Linked to Higher Test Scores - The New York Times)</p>

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<p>Hardly surprising. If these drugs do what they’re supposed to, and they clearly do, they would lead to increased cranial function.</p>

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<p>Here’s an article about a paper that just came out in the medical journal Pediatrics.</p>

<p>[Meds</a> Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090427/hl_hsn/medshelpkidswithadhdinclassroom;_ylt=AvxbnNyzKOCNUBNtna5WUjnVJRIF]Meds”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090427/hl_hsn/medshelpkidswithadhdinclassroom;_ylt=AvxbnNyzKOCNUBNtna5WUjnVJRIF)</p>

<p>“It’s one more important piece of evidence that states clearly that taking the medication isn’t just about parents or teachers feeling better about the child or thinking he or she is more compliant,” said study author Stephen P. Hinshaw, chair of the department of psychology at University of California, Berkeley. “On an objective, rigorously-designed standardized test of reading and math ability, we have evidence there are ‘real world’ gains in achievement.”</p>

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<p>Interesting Lemonade. Also note:</p>

<p>“While the ADHD medications improved scores, children with ADHD still had test scores that were lower on average than children without the disorder.”</p>

<p>I know my niece (and many other children I am sure) is not taking medication to try and beef up her scores, she is taking it to be able to get through school and have the best possibility for success given the challenge she has to overcome. It is true that even with the medication and tutoring, she still has trouble sometimes completing tests in the required time (she does not ask for time extensions).</p>

<p>I know that there are kids and parents who abuse the system but I also have no doubts that the vast majority of children on these medications truly need them in order to at least have the possibility of success.</p>

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<p>Definitely. It truly is a pretty small proportion of Ritalin and Adderall takers who have not had the drug prescribed to them. The fact is that these drugs serve their purpose in people that need them.</p>

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<p>I’m not mad at all at people who actually HAVE ADD or ADHD. It’s just the system abusers that get me mad. And that was mostly the person with “chronic rest-taking anxiety”. ***!?!?!?!?!?</p>

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<p>Izzy, you need not be mad at any of them. Take comfort in the fact that you achieve without the need to expose your precious and delicate brain to stuff that causes who-knows-what long term effects!</p>

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<p>just to be clear, the kid i know with the “test taking anxiety” wasn’t taking meds, he just had a note. and one of the highest gpas in the grade.</p>

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<p>Sorry guys I kind of bolted out because I thought you were talking about ADD not being real. After reading some posts, you guys seem to be just mad at the ritalin abusers w/o ADHD/ADD, not the people who actually have it. My bad =)</p>

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<p>I’m only talking about bright kids using every last angle to get an edge on their classmates. it makes sense though that the greenwich crowd, being hyper-competetive, would have an almost 50% rate. what are the odds that some of the brightest, wealthiest parents would have so many learning disabled kids? ha ha</p>

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<p>If you guys drink energy drinks, stop it. Those are so bad for you.</p>

<p>I just drink yerba mate. It’s an herbal tea from South America, and it gives you so much energy, but not jittery like coffee. It’s a light boost that keeps you going. Try it…</p>

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<p>I’ve never heard of that, but then again, I don’t live in the US yet.</p>