One of the children my family is adoping is 7. He has ADHD. After a very long time of fighting it, we reluctantly accepted the doc and school's request to put him on Adderal...
The difference is amazing. He went from being completely lost 24/7 in school, always in trouble... to scoring the highest in his grade level on the standardized test. Now, they're moving him to gifted.
So while I've been a lifelong supporter of "No damn way!" for meds for kids... this has changed his life. He's so happy now as well, none of that tortured feeling, no more fruistration, etc. Brilliant and great sense of humor now.
Of course, I have other adult relatives who live on it and are complete wrecks as well... but for them it's just a drug of the week when they can't get xanex