Ritalin for son | ADHD Information

My son is 17 and went through a very bad time last spring.  We got him into therapy and he seems much more his old self, to the point that we were wondering why he was still going.  Yesterday, he came home with a prescription for Ritalin - 10 mg 1x per day, to give it a try, because he told the doc that he had difficulty focusing on his schoolwork.  There was more to the conversation than that, but that was the gist of it.  The doc told me that my son is not ADD, but has 2 characteristics that ADD patients have - procrastination and difficulty focusing.  We are concerned that taking a drug sends the wrong message - that he's not dealing with whatever is causing his distraction, and just doing what he needs to.  The doc is selling us on it's a package deal - give it a try, see if it helps, and it will help him to work through things.  I'm very confused about this.  Any advice?  We don't want this to be a lifestyle for him......

try cognitive behavioural therapy..

there are means and ways to help your son.. he must want to help himself though..

he may also be going through a hard patch in his life.. if so, then those issues must be addressed..

good luck!!