Helen,
You are right -- medication is not for everyone and does not work the same way for everyone. The decision to take (or not take) medication must be an individual decision by the student. But regardless of what can or should happen in the K-12 system, the responsibility for managing the distractions associated with the condition lie with the student in the postsecondary setting. We can provide accommodation to facilitate things, but the student with ADHD must find his/her own way of coping.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
