sm29 -“While medicine can sometimes help with ADD and ADHD, there are drawbacks. I read somewhere that these types of medicines can have a negative side effects both mentally and physically. One article I read mentioned that while the side effects go away, people might become use to the drug and it’s not effective anymore. But if they go off it, the symptoms come back.”
Nothing you wrote applies only to ADHD drugs -this happens with every drug. But science still believes the benefits of Meds outweigh any risks involved.
“I feel that it’s much better to solve the problem. We need to look at the child needs. It could be better nutrition, more exercise, better sleep, etc. Plus, behavioral therapy. This way we help the child both now and in the long run, without negative side effects”
What you don’t seem to recognize is that everything you mentioned except therapy doesn’t solve the problem. And in many cases the therapy will Not be effective unless the kid is on Meds.