Reducing Dosage on Medication

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So this summer I would like to reduce my 12 year old son's Adderall medication

from 20mg to 15mg because 1) I want to do everything possible to keep his dose

to minimum 2) without school in session, I I see less need or benefit to

maintain the dosage during the summer 3) I believe in periodic confirmation that

my son needs the medication AND at the current dosage.

I am curious about parents whose aspie grew up to a teenager or adult and where

the medication was weaned off to either nothing or a lower dosage?

1) How did you figure out that it was the appropriate time to lower the dosage?

2) If you just tried the lower dosage and it worked say at age 17, did it occur

to you that maybe you could have lowered it at 16 or even 15. Did it bother you

that he might have gone a year or longer on medication that he/she did not need?

I probably will have a follow up:-)

Thanks,

Marc