We all see the out of control kids and their parents squealing about them having attention deficit disorder and needing counselling. Or is it just bad behaviour caused by bad parents who can't control their kids and need a pseudo-medical term to make it sound like it's not their fault? Would badly behaved kids benefit from a smacked backside? Or do they need cossetting and counselling?
2006-12-06 02:55:34 · 18 answers · asked by gorgeousfluffpot 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It's the namby-pamby state and these others who look for something else to blame their failings on. They think that a pill will make everything work out, and if it doesn't it is the falt of the medical profession etc. and the toerags use it as an excuse for their unsociable behaviour and then expect for us to pay for them whilst tey stay at home drinking Stella and watching the telly.
2006-12-06 02:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ADHD is a real medical condition, i should know as i have it severly. It is caused by an imbalence of chemicals in the brain. However i do agree that some kids are labelled with it and they dont actually have it. inorder to be diagnosed with it the 'problems' must have been going on for at least 6 months in both home and school. This will never be cured but i have therarpy for it and i do exercises. I dont use this as an excuse for bad behaviour, yes there are still somethings i carnt control, like hyperactivity, consentration, anger and a few other things but it isnt really an excuse, it may be a cause.
go on bbc.co.uk/health and type in ADHD.
2006-12-07 03:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa W 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know, I thought like you too. We never used to have ADD as an excuse, and now in the age of "no spanking" we have all these kids with behavioral problems. I thought the connection was obvious.
But over the last few years I have known a little boy that has been diagnosed with ADHD. He used to live with me and I've been close friends with his mom since he was 2. I know that she has been a great mother and he has always received proper discipline. But, without his medicine, he's all over the place. He's not bad, he just can't pay attention to one thing for more than 2 minutes. He is in your face when he wants something and that can be irritating. He asks the same questions over and over. When he's on his medicine, he behaves pretty well, like a normal 8 yr old boy.
Based on that personal experience, I'm starting to believe that there may be an actual disorder. I don't however believe that every case is real. I think some parents are using it as an excuse like you suggest. Blame-shifting.
2006-12-06 03:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is actually a medical problem with synapses in the brain. Information cannot follow long pathways through the brain (although these can be built through therapy) so attention spans are very short.
I know because I have a related condition (HD- hyperactivity disorder). I am an adult with a Master's degree so am not an excuse-making teenager. I had great help as a child - unline many, who get stuffed with ritalin. Ritalin is like speed and helps the brain 'jump' the gaps- it also exhausts the child (because it affects sleep patterns) and stops them feeling hungry. They get 'come-downs' just like speed. A very cruel drug.
The best cures are diet (it really does affect the brain's linking systems- my diet is my 'lifeline'- very high in pottassium and b-vits- keeps me from being scatty, irate and confused), therapy (not emotional- teaching you to buld and exercise your brain) and natural light. These are harder for schools to provide than ritalin, so they just get shoved on that.
Please don't just vote for the most amusing 'it is just kids' answer ... this is a real illness. I do agree some parents use it as an excuse, and that makes things worse for real ADD HD and ADHD sufferers.
2006-12-06 03:03:22 · answer #4 · answered by squeezy 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
ADD is real, but medicines such as Ritalin or Adderal are quite over-prescribed these days. Upper-middle class families who think that their energetic child has a medical problem. However, my father has ADD and has an extremely difficult time concentrating on more than one thing at a time if he hasn't taken his medicine. My mother is a pharmacist, and she believes that many of the prescriptions she has to fill for Ritalin or Adderal are not necessary, that the children only need firmer discipline.
2006-12-06 03:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by twiggle512 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I might get shouted at by angry parents for this (I am a parent too) but I honestly believe that the parents just need an excuse for their bratty kids. They should feed them healthy food and not junk. Be informed that exercise isnt half an hour in the macdonalds play place. If you're firm and give them boundaries and dont let them run riot they behave. I am 100% positive that when I was in primary school nobody had it and we respected our teachers too much to misbehave in such a way.
Nobody takes any responsibility any more. Everything is always someone elses fault. It isn't the school, it isn't the kids, it's the parents who work too many hours (not by choice I know) and don't have enough time to spend properly bringing up their children.
2006-12-06 03:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I personally think it exists in some kids. However the powers that be seem to want to label kids who are not average for their age with something and it appears to be either DCD or ADDH which is giving the kids and their parents who are really affected more problems. Some kids are bored, some are badly behaved and some have an actual medical condition so they should all be dealt with differently.
2006-12-06 03:02:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think you can spot which children have a genuine problem, and which ones are just badly raised. You can't fake the eye contact, the social interactions and other things that go with being a genuine ADHD kid. If the label helps the right children get help, then it's a step forward from just calling them naughty.
2006-12-06 03:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by CT 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ADD and ADHD are true medical conditions resulting in a chemical imbalance in the brain. Unfortunately, it is an overly diagnosed condition - half of the children diagnosed probably do not have it. Same thing with Bi-polar disorder (also known as manic depression).
2006-12-06 03:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by ilovejolie86 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-16 12:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by stever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋