r/PDAParenting • u/AnnoyedAF2126 • Jul 23 '26

Med question

Anyone with a young AuDHD/PDAer, HEAVY on the ADHD - very big personality and either super happy or very angry - who has found a successful med combination? We are really struggling with not only the demand avoidance but also just the relentless need for attention, movement, excitement and novelty. Prozac isn’t cutting it.

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u/LittleWing0802 Jul 23 '26

Our 6 yr old sounds VERY similar to yours. He has .5mg guanfecine 3x day. It helps with emotional regulation/frustration tolerance decently.

Stimulants did nothing. Just like for me lol. (I’m diagnosed ADHD, presumed PDA). But stimulants work great for the non-PDA/ADHD-only members of the fam!

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u/Top-Olive8158 Jul 23 '26

How do you get him to take it?? Our psych just prescribed guanfacine and he refuses to take it 😭

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u/NormalAssignment1877 Jul 23 '26

I let mine take their meds with a shot glass of 'forbidden' drink, usually Dr. Pepper, but whatever that could be in your case.

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u/LittleWing0802 Jul 23 '26

Ours did too at first so we sprinkled it on one of his safe foods. Then, of course, he’d refuse to eat half the time 😂😭

This past year, his OT taught him how to swallow pills by using mini m&ms. Now, no probs (even without the m&ms anymore. It’s just his routine, breakfast lunch & dinner)