In this episode Ryan and I actually did our homework. We talk about the information we have learned about the long term effects of ADHD medication for children and **SPOILER ALERT** There are none. If you don't want to trust us how about trusting the experts? The links are down below. We also talk about how bad stigmatizing the medication is for children. We do eventually move on to other treatments that have shown promise. ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction - from Childhood - Edward M. Hallowell (Author), John J. Ratey (Author) https://childmind.org/article/know-long-term-effects-adhd-medications/ https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/adhd/Pages/Determining-ADHD-Medication-Treatments.aspx https://www.ccjm.org/content/84/11/873?fbclid=IwAR2J9wWaLmMMekPaCKq1LGOnYrGprKna48zlZJICdF8bkebM7aeW-nbiAoY https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890856709603403?fbclid=IwAR19WR5JCC7XFVAJLRQaWMG9Ip3ndjFUM8ORP3osetmA8gEvVBICJnbA4gM https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11920-013-0371-6.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3sSKtde31cdhYgZJgfcuyRWmskw9Jlmj1FHAlk7fjL0CZOl2fC9g3VDcE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-adhd-experience/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-adhd-experience/support

In the first episode of The ADHD Experience Ryan and Daniel spend the episode talking about how ADHD has affected their lives. Ryan learns a lot since he didn't do his homework and Daniel talks a lot about things he heard from other people.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-adhd-experience/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-adhd-experience/support