Quote Originally Posted by def90 View Post
Absolutely true! I only used them on days that I knew i needed some extra help/focus. The issue here is recognizing that there is a problem and working towards an effective treatment and finding a solution that works for that person vs grounding someone from electronic devices. there may very well be a way to fix it without drugs, I am more productive at certain times of the day such as late evening/early night, some times forcing someone into a schedule such as "you are doing homework at 4:30 sharp" is counter productive.

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Crap, everything in your posts seems to describe how I am at things. Never was prescribed anything since my mom didn't want me on anything, but both my dad and sister are ADD and sister is autistic. I was always upsetting teachers and counselors at my high school because I scored a 34 on the ACT, 1500 on SAT, 98 on the ASVAB but had a 1.997 GPA at graduation because I had a hard time getting my homework done. Time in the Army got me able to focus better, but now being a few years out I find myself slipping again.

Punishments never worked on me either. I could find ways around it when parents were not around, like when I was at work or not looking since my bedroom was in the basement. Plus, I knew they couldn't ground me forever, and I was actually content to read books from the library.