Trenna Sutcliffe, M.D.

Every kid's different. So I have just as many kids on Adderall as I have on Ritalin.

Every kid's different. So I have just as many kids on Adderall as I have on Ritalin.

Yeah. So I use every single brand out there, but I start with methylphenidate because it's shown to be tolerated better.

Yeah. So I use every single brand out there, but I start with methylphenidate because it's shown to be tolerated better.

I want kids to be actually practicing skills when they're on the medication.

I want kids to be actually practicing skills when they're on the medication.

Yes. So let me say a couple of things. So in theory, when they're on the medication, it's easier for them to practice paying attention, controlling your impulses, controlling your hyperactivity. In addition to that, this is where the behavioral parent training part comes in, which is actually now a recommendation that every family should have, should be doing.

Yes. So let me say a couple of things. So in theory, when they're on the medication, it's easier for them to practice paying attention, controlling your impulses, controlling your hyperactivity. In addition to that, this is where the behavioral parent training part comes in, which is actually now a recommendation that every family should have, should be doing.

Yes. Amazing how powerful parents can be in modifying the behavior of their child. So parents undergo the training and the child might undergo some sort of therapy, regulation group. When they're older, they undergo executive functioning coaching to learn organization and planning. So what it is, is you are trying to develop these skills.

Yes. Amazing how powerful parents can be in modifying the behavior of their child. So parents undergo the training and the child might undergo some sort of therapy, regulation group. When they're older, they undergo executive functioning coaching to learn organization and planning. So what it is, is you are trying to develop these skills.

So when we practice something over and over and over again, not only we develop new behavioral strategies, behavioral patterns, new habits, we actually positively impact the developing brain. That's neuroplasticity, which is one of my passions is neuroplasticity. But we impact the brain through experience and our behaviors.

So when we practice something over and over and over again, not only we develop new behavioral strategies, behavioral patterns, new habits, we actually positively impact the developing brain. That's neuroplasticity, which is one of my passions is neuroplasticity. But we impact the brain through experience and our behaviors.

So when a child has ADHD, it is a wonderful time to practice new skills and you actually impact neural networks.

So when a child has ADHD, it is a wonderful time to practice new skills and you actually impact neural networks.

I don't commit.

I don't commit.

Yeah. So what I tell families, I have no crystal ball. I can't commit. But I do have many, many patients who do eventually come off medication. Some of them, maybe they shouldn't have come off medication. They actually should stay on their medication. But I have many patients who come off and do really well.

Yeah. So what I tell families, I have no crystal ball. I can't commit. But I do have many, many patients who do eventually come off medication. Some of them, maybe they shouldn't have come off medication. They actually should stay on their medication. But I have many patients who come off and do really well.

No, I see a lot of kids who do find strategies to compensate and who do no longer need their medication as teenagers or young adults. I have a lot of kids who are like that. But I think it's really important that they start early developing strategies and new behaviors. I think that is really important, strengthening those neural networks.

No, I see a lot of kids who do find strategies to compensate and who do no longer need their medication as teenagers or young adults. I have a lot of kids who are like that. But I think it's really important that they start early developing strategies and new behaviors. I think that is really important, strengthening those neural networks.