How do parents rationalize giving powerful mind altering drugs to young children just because they can't sit still in a classroom. How do parents take the word of stranger's observations to diagnose AHDD since their is no scientific or physical evidence of such a disorder?
2006-11-17
05:44:57
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Logicnreason
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Pregnancy & Parenting
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ADD is a sham. Fred A. Baughman, Jr., M.D., a Chief of Neurology (Board Certified) Fellow, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology said, “In numbers unmatched in any part of the world, U.S. school children are diagnosed and drugged in a quid pro quo association between education and for-profit psychiatry and psychology. Labeled ‘brain-diseased’, the schools have an excuse for the rampant illiteracy and unpreparedness, cause enough for the mounting unhappiness and failure of the children, while psychiatry gains lifetime patients….. Parents, wake up! Do you really believe that your child, seemingly normal until eight (the average age of diagnosis) has a ‘brain disease’ due to a ‘chemical imbalance of the brain’, diagnosed by a teacher? I don't think so. .... As a child neurologist for 35 years, I have authored original descriptions of real diseases characterized by objective abnormalities. I have found I can validate none of it.”
2006-11-17
06:23:29 ·
update #1
Hey gloria_512,three kids with adhd, You just defied every statistic every known. Drugging your three kids must make your job easier.
I beg you to do some research on your own. ADHD is diagnosed only through observation. There are no" viruses or bacteria" or abnormalities like a tumor or any other physical marker than is used to diagnose this sham disorder.
The DEA found that methylphenidate had nearly identical effects on humans as amphetamines and cocaine.This powerful stimulant, that has the highest abuse potential and dependence profile of all drugs that have medical usefulness, is prescribed mostly to children. By the mid nineties, methylphenidate sales leveled off at 11 million prescriptions per year. Around that time the sales of other amphetamines (primarily Adderall, used for treatment ADD and ADHD) increased from 1.3 million prescriptions in 1996 to 6 million prescriptions by 2000.
2006-11-17
06:33:46 ·
update #2
According to United Nations data the United States of America consumes 85% of all methylphenidate production. Of this 85%, 80% is prescribed to children. Apparently, ADD and ADHD are not common afflictions in other parts of the world.
In 1985, 500,000 American kids were diagnosed with ADHD. Today, between over 7 million children in the United States are labeled with this disorder.
What happened in the nine years between 1991 and 2000? In 1991, the United States Department of Education made children with ADD and ADHD eligible for special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act. In 1991, kids diagnosed with ADHD or ADD became eligible and entitled to extra government funding for their schools. School districts across America now had a financial incentive to label kids with ADD and ADHD.
2006-11-17
06:34:41 ·
update #3