Social Practice Revision Response to Committee Member

Charlie: I definitely agree that the use of ADD/ADHD  medications can effect a child in a negative way. I stated before in another post, my personal experiences with knowing someone on them. I like how you came up with the idea of the 18 or older 'adults' can use it. However, I do think that some children really do need it in order to function. Even though the body may be done growing, the mind never stops growing. Any life altering event in someone's life effects their mind and the way they act. This is why some people need long term couseling for certain traumas they have experienced. Anyways, I'm not sure how waiting to be an adult in order to take them would really change the effects and outcomes. If only there was another form of medication for these young individuals...