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Re: A young start?
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Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:47:59 GMT
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On Sun, 11 Jul 1999 01:46:18 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
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> "build dependencies 8 different ways!"
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> > So why is hyperactivity considered a disorder anyway?
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> Oh, you just hit one of my hot buttons. I'll answer your question. Because a
> lot of today's parents are either a) lazy-assed or b) both working and are too
> tired to keep up with their spirited children. So what's a frazzled or
> lazy-ass parent to do? Get them diagnosed ADD and give them drugs to slow them
> down to their speed.
It's very often the *teacher* who 'diagnoses' a child as ADD, ADHD,
Hyperactive, etc. They'd rather have a class full of quiet, compliant
children, than a class full of kids trying to live up to their potential.
But the parents are foolish enough to go along with the 'experts'. Instead
of doing their own homework, getting outside evidence/information, and
forming their own opinions.
A Common Approach To Diagnosing ADHD: prescribe Ritalin. If the symptoms
go away, the child has ADHD.
Is there something wrong with this, or is it just me?
Steve
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| (...) Ahh, so the teachers are simply getting annoyed because they can't keep the interest up? Yeah, better to install brainwave dampers on the "problem" kids than to give them something interesting to think about. :-) (...) Sigh. :-( (...) Yeah, I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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