14-01-2004, 03:32 PM
Couple more things .... Ritilin is not an easy drug to get hold of to my knowledge anyway. It's usually classed as a schedule 7 drug and I must admit I have never had a teacher suggest to me that any of my children be put on it. What has been suggested is, when my kids were having difficulties in class .... that I get them assessed by a Pediatrician .... and each time it was the prediatrician that said we can try Ritilin if I would like. I was never able to get repeat scripts and had to phone the specialist 'every' month to ask for a new script. I also had to take the kids in for regular checks where they were weighed .... had their reflexes tested ... any new symptoms discussed (if any) and considered (basically their health and progress was monitored closely) and latest report checked by the doc to see if they were in fact benefiting from the drug.
A child that acts in a hyperactive way .... does not usually produce good results in class .... hyperactivity usually goes hand in hand with ADD .... though one of my kids had only ADD not the full ADHD .... the other one had ADHD ..... the problem is quite rife in my family especially with hyperactivity .... so I've read a lot about it .... the first doctor to treat my first son was in fact a GP who had a great interest in kids with this because he had been a sufferer himself and knew how difficult it can be for these kids .... he also put my children onto what he called the 'Stoneage' diet .... pretty self explanatory and I applied that also to the best of my ability during school times .... I've no doubt diet is well tied up with the problem .... but diet alone will not sort it out .... it takes both usually (because it is almost impossible to do the diet 100%)
A child that acts in a hyperactive way .... does not usually produce good results in class .... hyperactivity usually goes hand in hand with ADD .... though one of my kids had only ADD not the full ADHD .... the other one had ADHD ..... the problem is quite rife in my family especially with hyperactivity .... so I've read a lot about it .... the first doctor to treat my first son was in fact a GP who had a great interest in kids with this because he had been a sufferer himself and knew how difficult it can be for these kids .... he also put my children onto what he called the 'Stoneage' diet .... pretty self explanatory and I applied that also to the best of my ability during school times .... I've no doubt diet is well tied up with the problem .... but diet alone will not sort it out .... it takes both usually (because it is almost impossible to do the diet 100%)