Hi Yael. My eldest ds12 has adhd i tried everything out there that i could before resorting to medication. I too didnt want him on it,but wow im glad he is now on it.
What made us decided was his schooling was failing as he just couldnt sit long enough to do any work,he also is bad with change so if there was a relif teacher in he would freak out and run away so would be sent home on thoses days.

It took a few trys to get a med that worked best for him,and he only has it on school days ect. But even thought he is on meds it doesnt fix everything we still send him to see a psych here and there as she helps him with ways to cope when things are hard.

Medicating a child is a very personal choice and dont think theres a right or wrong answer because what worked for one may not work for another. Best of luck in your choice wishing you the best outcome.

pls excuse the spelling mistakes on my galaxcy