I was diagnosed back in the 80's when it was affectionately referred to as Hyper Activity. Was assigned Desoxyn for quite a few years until I refused to take it. Frankly....as a male, Young boys will be boys we are quite active and need to be properly directed and have that energy channeled. Also education on the condition is quite important. Perhaps maybe all that Cocoa and Tang wasn't a good thing to feed your 10 year old! Put the kids in sports get active in hockey....work out to burn off that extra energy. Learn to meditate. Understanding what makes that extra chemical squirt and learning to control it are all important parts of maturity. Too many times we look to a quick fix when in fact all we need is some common sense and self introspection. I often see adults that have never learned to control it. Some of us like to chase the shiny object. Its ok.
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