I think everybody has ADHD when their younger so it shouldn't be an actual mental problem right? who agrees?
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The term "ADHD" is simply a label used to categorise a list of psychosocial traits that Psychiatry considers to be improper or abnormal in society. Psychiatry defines these traits as a "mental illness", and promotes it as a "disease" that requires "treatment".
It is not a "disease", despite claims or implications made by certain psychiatric or pharmaceutical organisations. There is NO credible scientific evidence that shows the existence of what constitutes "ADHD" as a biological/neurological disorder, brain abnormality or "chemical imbalance".
"For a disease to exist there must be a tangible, objective physical abnormality that can be determined by a test such as, but not limited to, blood or urine test, X-Ray, brain scan or biopsy. All reputable doctors would agree: No physical abnormality, no disease. In psychiatry, no test or brain scan exists to prove that a 'mental disorder' is a physical disease. Disingenuous comparisons between physical and mental illness and medicine are simply part of psychiatry's orchestrated but fraudulent public relations and marketing campaign." Fred Baughman, MD., Neurologist & Pediatric Neurologist.
"Chemical imbalance…it’s a shorthand term really, it’s probably drug industry derived… We don’t have tests because to do it, you’d probably have to take a chunk of brain out of someone - not a good idea." Dr. Mark Graff, Chair of the Committee of Public Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association. July, 2005.
Such behavioural characteristics that Psychiatry created this unscientific "disease" from are, and always have been, generally considered NORMAL. Now, it seems, inattention or "hyperactivity" (Hyperactivity means 'excessively active'* -- what is excessive? On whose authority?? It's ridiculous!!) is abnormal, a "mental illness".
For a rundown of the exact diagnostic criteria of "attention deficit disorder" visit: http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters/diagnosticcriteria.msnw
For information on the junkscience behind psychiatric "testing" for "ADHD" visit: http://adhdtesting.org/
For a list of what inattention COULD be attributed to (rather than some fraudulent "mental illness") visit: http://adhdparentssupportgroup.homestead.com/50conditionsmimicingADHD.html
For more information, see;
http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters/addadhd.msnw
http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters/adhdfacts.msnw
http://www.adhdfraud.org/
http://www.ritalindeath.com/
http://cchr.org/files/7515/child_drug_EN.pdf
http://www.ablechild.org/
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"We are not "overdrugging" or misdiagnosing" ADHD. ADHD is a total, 100 percent fraud. The many millions of schoolchildren around the world who are being drugged have no disease." Fred Baughman, Jr., M.D. Child Neurologist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
"Parents are seldom told that Ritalin is ‘speed’—that it is pharmacologically classified with amphetamines, has the same effects, side effects, and risks. Yet this is well-known in the profession.." Dr. Peter R. Breggin & Ginger Ross Breggin, The War Against Children, P. 84.
".But because ADD is so vaguely defined, even for a psychiatric disorder, it is tailor-made for bogus claims. There are, as the American Psychiatric Association’s latest diagnostic manual concedes, "no laboratory tests that have been established as diagnostic" for "Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder." Richard E. Vatz, Professor, Towson State University, "Attention Deficit Delirium," The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 1994
"The diagnosis of ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is entirely subjective… There is no test. It is just down to interpretation… The lines between an ADD sufferer and a healthy exuberant kid can be very blurred." Dr. Joe Kosterich. Chairman of the Australian Medical Association. Sydney Morning Herald.
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Decoding Psychiatric Propaganda
http://groups.msn.com/psychbusters
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i agree i guess
i agree. I think everyone tries to label everyone else.
I agree as well
i think it's a label they stick on some kids so they don't have to say that the kid lacks in discipline. i think its often an excuse for bad behavior.
No, I know two people who have severe adult ADHD. I agree that ADHD medications are overly prescribed for children, but it is a real disease. These people can't concentrate on one subject for more than 30 seconds in real life, not just in school.
Most of us never outgrow it, we just learn to control it. I agree, it should not be a medical diagnosis.
True. But, there are many that never ougrow it (I'm one of them).
For the most part, diet and exercise make a difference, but when the behaviors of the ADHD child start impacting others, there may (MAY) need to be some other recourse for the child.
ADHD, at least in my case, disappears behind the wheel of a race car. I actually hyper-focus and am at my most relaxed then.
i agree with that. as a child you're curious and mischevious and want to get into a lot of stuff and sometimes it take s some kids a while longer to grow out of that stage
the drug companies came up with ADHD to sell drugs, it is a multi-billion dollar a year industry.
My mom knew how to cure my ADHD when I was little, with the belt
I agree fully. We never had these crazy explanations for being too hyper when we were growing up. I think we're over medicating America, causing a dependence on drugs of one form or another.
Thanks for the question !!
Cheers !
I dont think everybody has it when they are younger. I think ADHD is just a name given to kids who arent disciplined. They dont need medication to control it, they just need a good old fashion butt spanking once in a while and parents who will take control.
Yes and no. Yes it's natural, but it certainly hurts the kid ability to fit in with society's expectations. Without the meds many cases cause kids to do poorly in school, face self esteem problems, etc..
That said I think you're asking for problems when you screw around with brain chemistry. You better be 100% certain you need the pills.
Up to a point. There comes a point in every childs development when the ADHD behaviours should dissapate.
When they don't (baring any medical or emotion conditions present) then it can be ADHD.
ADHD is a real, actual condition.
Some children whether disciplined or not cannot concentrate on extended tasks.
I wonder how many people that responded know anyone with ADD or ADHD? Once someone has experiance with someone who truely has it (and is not using it as a cop-out) that it is a source of frustration for the ADD/ADHD person. They want to pay more attention, not be hyper, but have a hard time controlling it.
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