In the beginning of March we switched to straterra. This has several advantages over ritalin, and John says he likes it better. We see a calmer boy in the evenings, which is certainly good for our family dynamics. But I do worry, in the back of my head, because we haven't seen generations of kids on straterra. It seems to have fewer side effects than ritalin in the short run, but what about ten or twenty years? Nobody knows. Well maybe it doesn't matter, because I don't want him to be on any medication for that long. I still believe absolute dietary compliance would "cure" him in a few months, and someday he'll decide to take that path, when he is tired of the meds and the imperfect solution they provide.