Posted by Bill LL on February 3, 2004, at 9:01:41
In reply to Legality of medicating children in a split family, posted by Celtic Angel on February 3, 2004, at 1:56:01
I can certainly understand your frustration. Unfortunately, I don't know the legal answer to your question. My gut feeling would be that unless you can find a different doctor to examine the boy and say that he does not need Adderall, then you probably would not have a case to take him off of it.
The good thing about Adderall (and Ritalin) is that it is very fast acting. Therefore you can generally tell very fast if it is working. Hopefully, he will feel better, interact with friends better, and do better in school. Calling his teacher is a very good idea for your husband to do. If however, he does not get better, then your husband will need to do something.
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