The first step in successful treatment is to understand as much as possible what one is treating. The next step is to formulate goals of treatment. Here an understanding of the limitations and risks, and the advantages, of medicines and other treatments is paramount. Finally, compliance with the treatment as designed is necessary to gain its fullest advantage, and to decide whether, or not, the treatment is leading to the wanted goals. When to stop medicines should be a partnership decision between parents and the professionals.
Kids are all different, and cookbook medicine has no place.
Each kid is precious, but the Lord is in control. We need to work together to do what we can, and to support each other when things don't go our way.