I can only say that it helped our son until he was old enough to choose his own way. At Grade 7, he declared that he didn't want to be a 'retard'anymore....and refused to go to the school nurse for his meds.

NO way I could force them down his throat...so he had one hell of a time graduating from HS, but he did finally. Also, that was after 8 mos in jail too....while 'med free'.... He is now on Prozac instead of Ritalin....his wifes' descion, not mine.

I KNOW what Ritalin is....very very similar to meth...BUT, with an acetelcholine defciecncy in the brain, it acts differntly. NO, it is NOT for every child. I know that, but, yes, it IS for some.

Thre is a big difference between an Active Child and an OverActive child...just wait until YOU see it.