Are ADD and ADHD cop outs for parents and teachers? Everyone is too busy to?
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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/
"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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Yes. Years ago parents kept us straight. But, nowadays it is always some sort of problem that you have to take pills for.
coming from personal experience, i have a son that is adhd, and when he does not take his pills, he is bouncing off the walls, and cannot concentrate on a single thing, i also have recently been diagnosed wtih it at the age of 33, and can tell a big difference now that i am on the meds. I am alot easier to get along with, because the irratibility is no longer there
Hell yea we have info overload, we're learning so much so rapidly of course kids can't pay attention we have short attendtion spans so they jus give kids a pill and tell then that they'll feel better. Some kids do have problems and the meds make it worse and some kids need a plain old a** whoopin. But some pplz do have a problem and with proper attention and proper testing from experts they can be fixed. Plus all small kids bounce off the walls look @ all the sugar in everything was there ADD and ADHD in the 50's 60's 70' and 80's no they got whoopins. Some parents need to control their kids.
i used to to think that when my now 16 year old was first going to school. all through elementary school he had slight behavioral issues. i thought it was because of his home environment. my father was on retalin and i probably should of been on it as well. i think were just a little wirey and need physical outlets. i always had him in sports. one of his teachers asked me if i took drugs while i was preganant with him. i went off of course. maybe thats what she was used to dealing with but i was very insulted. either way, ive calmed down some and still am waiting for my son. i think boys are afflicted with hyperactivity or add/adhd than girls. i could of been the exception. theres certain characteristics: in ability to concentrate, disruptive, figiidity, etc. its still kinda iffy for me but its something that has been a concern of mine for years.
No it is not a "Cop-out". The kids are out of control without it. They can't concentrate and do horribly in school. The medicine helps balance out chemicals in the brain so they can focus. If your children need this medication don't be ashamed to give it to them. They need it and a physician wouldn't call it a cop-out.
Yes & No. I have a son that has been diagnosed with ADHD I also have a husband that has been diagnosed with ADHD as well. It is a condition that REQUIRES consistancy and a whole lot of patients. There are medications to help relieve some of the hyperness but there are diets as well ie: Red Dye 40. You will find it in Kool Aide and such. Seems that this causes the restlessness in the kids.
PLEASE remember this is a condition, the kids honestly can not pay attention very long, sit still or stay on task without CONSTANT reminding & PATIENCE..
There's a yes and no to that question.
In one sense, the problem has existed for years. Back in the day, it was the job of the parent and the teachers to work harder with these children to teach them the proper behavior. So, in that sense, the drugs do seem like a cop out.
However, there IS a real problem with a chemical inbalance in the brain that leads to the "fidgety" behavior associated with ADD. In that sense, it's not exactly a cop out.
It seems that your in favor of parental responsibility to solve the problem, which is definately a viable option, as behavioral training has been shown effective in a number of cases. However, the drugs tend to work too.
My little brother is adhd. He's very smart and gets board very easily. So they drug him to make him stay still. All that needs to be done is give him more to do. Maybe challange his mind. I think that would work better.
I am a parent to an ADHD child. ADHD is not because the parents don't spend any time with their child and use the meds as a cop-out. There may be some parents who try to do this but hopefully the doctors they have chosen will recognize that the behavior stems from social problems and not medical and will refuse to treat the problem as ADHD. That is one of the criteria, that there are no underlying issues that could be causing the ADHD behaviors (food allergies, trauma, a medical condition, etc.).
I spend more time with my son than most moms I know. I get him off to school every morning (I drive him to school myself instead of him riding the bus), sometimes I join him for lunch and or recess, and I am home when he gets off the bus. We hang out together for a bit, then we do homework together, he plays while I fix dinner, we hang out after dinner playing cards, board games, video games, or just watching a movie, then he takes a bath, gets his pjs on, and I read him a chapter or two from a book, and tuck him in to bed. This is definitely not a neglected child.
When he is not on his medication he cannot slow down, he moves around so fast that he bumps into things, his mind also moves that fast and he has a hard time concentrating. The medication puts him on an even playing field with other kids. He is still him when he is on it. It doesn't make him some kind of zombie kid. He still acts up, but it is not the same out of control franticness that he has otherwise, and he has consequences when he does.
Parents of ADHD kids are not lazy, raising a healthy, happy ADHD kid is a lot more work than a kid who doesn't have it. Many ADHD children are exceedingly bright, so not only do you have to help them manage the hyperactivity and attention deficit, you have to always be aware that they are incredibly capable.
For people who think that this is a recent diagnosis, the only thing recent about it is the name. One of the earliest writings regarding ADHD is from the 1800s about Fidgety Phil. The name and the understanding of the disorder has changed through the years. They used to consider ADHD children retarded and would put them in mental institutions (anyone with a handicap was institutionalized), then they called it minimal brain dysfunction, then hyper kinetic disorder, obviously with labels like these the disorder was not often discussed. It isn’t that it didn’t exist, it is that no one talked about it.
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