The interesting thing about all of this discussion about meds for ADD children is that fact that no one is talking about the long term effects of taking these meds. From the research that I have seen, the truth of the matter is that we do not fully know what the long term effects of taking these meds are going to be do. If we don't know these effects, how do we know that these children will not be worse off 20, 30, or 40 years later? I don't know about what is best, but I do agree with what some else said...meds should be the very last option, after all other options have been ruled out.