"my 7yo son has had adhd since he was a toddler.  he started taking adhd meds at the age of 3-- three months before turning 4.  he was already threatened to be taken out of preschool for his behavior.  he&#039;s always had an i don&#039;t care attitude, very destructive unintentionally, couldn&#039;t even sit down to watch any tv show longer than 5 minutes.  we had the hardest time finding a punishment that he actually feared until a therapist gave us 1-2-3 magic to watch--it worked!  we started him on vyvanse, but he had 6 side effects from it. he got switched to focalin as he grew he&#039;s now switched to focalin xr and now up to 40mg in the morning and at lunch 5mg to get him through the day.  we love it, but it doesn&#039;t last long."