[Jenn]

Yup... the school tried to get me to put my 3 sons on meds for ADD, all three of them.
I told the teachers forget it and that they should go do their homework on the stuff.
They actually thought I was going to be compliant or something and told me I need ritalin too, that I have ADD!
(Hahahaha, No! But I have been diagnosed as a schizotypal because I have seen ghosts and believe in mystical things lol.
I do not take meds for that, its a rediculas diagnosis to make people afriad of their own ideas and beliefs.)
I told them that I envey the energy my kids have... even though sometimes they drive me to the brink of insanity...
I would rather that then a child who does nothing all day and who is too quiet. Hyper active is better then in a coma right!
All we need is some good meditation techniques.
I asked them to offer yoga to the students & if they are too hyper, send them on a jog around the school.
They wanted to drug my oldest because he twiddles his fingers and taps his desk with the pencil. That was their reason! It made me so mad.
Just make him sit on his hands then while he is not paying attention.
The school went behind my back and made them doctors apointments at the hospital. I went to the apointments, and the doctor said.. they don't need ritalin but he would prescribe it anyhow. I asked why and he said, its what the school wants. He said they send him kids everyday to be put on the stuff.
I think the teachers have been brainwashed to believe it helps the kids learn better. So I told the doctor not to waste paper on us.
The school tried to put me on the spot and I told them to go research the stuff, take it themselves for a while then come and try telling me thats what my kids need. I haven't heard anything of it since then.