what do you think of ADHD?

Question

I live in quite a rough area and was gob smacked by the behaviour of the kids in my street, they are horrid. their mums are too, effin and blindin at them all the time, they never get punished because that would mean they have to come in the house and get under their feet. Apparently they have ADHD surely aren't they just a product of their own upbringing, I dont think there is a straight forward test for this. One boy in question goes to bed with a can of coke and crisps and sweets, they go through litres of coke (their mum told me this) doesn't diet have a big thing in this.

burning.....

help the poor mother, are you joking, ill call her a lot of things but a poor mother she aint, she gets holidays and extra money for her kids being tearaways basically. she calls them horrible names and doesn't bother with them at all and gets rewarded for it

Answer 1

I think ADHD is a mad thing to have but it cant be helped. My pal has adhd and so did her big brother. It aint a nice thing to have especially when not taking medication for it

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There is a very fine line between ADHD and badly behaved children. People think that ADHD is a good excuse for their kids behaviour, but it is just a cop out and makes it hard for those who truly have it. My 13 year old nephew has ADHD (he was diagnosed at the age of 6) but he is not out in the street terrorising his neighbours, smashing up bus stops and phone boxes, stealing, drinking, smoking, or sitting on the bus and swearing at the other people. There is a lot more to ADHD than people realise. He has no confidence, no self esteem, but nobody has the time of day for him because of these other kids who are dragged up by there parents who probably only had them in the first place because they knew they wouldn't have to work and still be supported. He did have behaviour issues, but this is now under control, he just just gets too excited and boisterous. Because of this he has no real friends, and to try make himself popular he thinks he has to make up stories about himself, but this makes it worse and he ends up being bullied. I feel for any kid who has this condition, but hate those who use it as an excuse.


I would like to add that my sister has never claimed any benefit for his condition. I'm not sure where Corrine has got her facts, but there is no such benefit where you get £600 per month for a child with ADHD.

Answer 4

how insulting some of the answer's on here have been to mum's of adhd suffers, most of you have nothing better to do with your time than to think of the worst of people, (why not try understanding instead) i am a mum of 3, one of my children has adhd, i noticed a difference in him when he was 2yrs old he is now 15yrs old, i kept him off medication until i decided it was affecting his school work, about 3 yrs ago,(it slows his mind down a little so he can now coordinate brain and hand and you can now read his writing) he's stoped shouting out answer's in class so it gives other kid's a chance, my son does not go out at all he stays in the house so he does not give grief to anyone else, only his brother and sister and myself because his medication has worn off by the time he get's home from school, that's when he is a danger to himself, he also put's his siblings at risk, i have all my children on healthy diet's and low sugar, so why should one be different is it my parenting? oh and for you lot that think it's all about money i have never claimed a penny,

mum of 3 aged, 12, 15, &16 age 43

Answer 5

First off re answer relating to parents of a child with ADHD getting £600 per month, Where and how did that arise, I'm a parent of a child with ADHD, Autistic tendencies and OCD I certainly DO NOT get a payment for it!! (my son is registered disabled and does require 24 hour care, has an educational Statement and HE does get DLA, but do you know what, to have a child that fits in to societys boundaries, I would quite happily pay for that, rather than to see him struggle on a daily basis!)

I agree that Behavioural Problems have a tendency to be environmental, poor parenting can contribute as to social environment, social status, most of which can resolved with Education and providing support to those where necessary. Just because a child misbehaves or is unruly does it automatically qualify a child to have ADHD? Diagnosis is a long process it involves Psychologists, Consultants, GP's, School SENCO's and the Education Dept and alot of parental input. the child has to go through varying degree of assessments, supported with long term historical evidence. This is reviewed periodically. I attended a National Seminar last year as part of a Campaign called "Enoughs Enough" its target audience was clinicians, GP's, Health Visitors, Teachers and parents as well as those involved in social work. It had some of the worlds leading experts speaking. Part of the lecture related to the progression in the diagnosis and Medical studies, it was said it is prooving to be be a heritory condition as when reasearch into family tree's were made occurances of the condition within families is evident. Also they have discovered a "marker" in genetic testing and they were hoping within the next 2 years the specific gene would identified which could eventually result in making it easier to choose which medication would work for which individual, so rather than start with Ritalin and do it on a trial and error basis, they could identify the right drug required. It is also relating to seratonin levels produced within the brain.
In your question you said the children were consuming lots of Sugary products, yes diet, and sugar and additives expedite the condition if left unmonitored or unmanaged. But a child never mind an adult consuming large quantities of either is going to a hyper effect.
Regretably with a lot of poorly representational media coverage of the subject. When it first hit the headlines people picked up associating what they percieved as ADHD, as being children who were brought up by parents who couldnt control them, hence the bad parent label.
Unfortunatly people arent encouraged to go to positive parenting classes, so it becomes a viscious circle, Children brought up in a negative environment tend to become the negative parents for the next generation. (can you tell this subject is a Fav topic of mine!)

Answer 6

I have 3 children, the older two are so well behaved and a credit to me. Then theres my son, what a buggar he is. I have parented them all the same, but his behaviour is a concern. ADHD is somthing my GP spoke to me about. He is currently waiting to be assessed. Even if Im told thats what he has I will not have him on medication, I want my son not a zombie, good parenting my gp advised and keepiing to the rules and a lot of patience is whats needed. There is a mum at the school whose child is on medication, hes glassy eyed and "not with it". Yet his mum smokes dope, swears at him and tells him he should have been adopted. Maybe the mother needs the medication and the child just needs love, dicipline, not a ADHD label that gets her off the hook.

Answer 7

what i think of adhd is that it is real! well i know it is i have .. i take tablets for it .. if i don't I'm very hyper and loud... i think by the sounds of it bad partners who don't punish their kids say they have adhd in hope that people will put up wiv their children's bad behaviour which is wrong and makes people think adhd is nt real.. wen it is
its nt fun very adhd at all...never feel confident or anything like that...
1 of my mates boyfriends has got it as well.. so you can tell the when hes not had his tablet because hes so hyper...
just like me when i don't hav my tablet.

so people who think adhd is made up find a kid who comes from a good background and study their behaviour when they do have their tablet and when they don't you will be able to see the differences... well i think you may get called a few nasty names if you did watch a child so i dnt think it wud be a gd idea 2

Answer 8

i dont believe in ADHD i think its a load of crap how come its the children with mothers like you describe that are always diagnosed with it i think its just a label been given to naughty children that have got out of control and need some disipline in there lives and a good role model not a mother effin and blindin in every sentence

Answer 9

It sounds like she has decided to call them ADHD rather than just say they have a sugar rush all the time. There IS a test for ADHD and medicine to help control the behaviour. I have a cousin who is ADHD and my sister is slightly ADHD. My cousin has to take medication to control his behaviour, but you can tell when he doesn't because he goes wild!

Also, if her kids are ADHD, they really shouldn't be consuming that much sugar if they are obviously off their meds-- it is like giving a normal kid on a sugar rush a shot of adrenaline.

I don't know if there is much you can do about it, but it definately sounds like it is time the mother took control of things.

Answer 10

I used to think ADHD was just a parents excuse for having badly behaved kids but i have worked with a few kids with ADHD and now i do understand it is hard but in your case the parents have probably just heard about it on tv and decided to label their kids with it as a cop out. Your right, with the kids with ADHD i have worked with, we always made sure they had a really healthy diet of all fresh foods and this really helped. parents who just let their kids run riot are going to have badly behaved kids and they are just the sort of people who will find anything or one to blame it on apart from theirselves!

Answer 11

yes I believe it does, if they are drinking sugary drinks they are bount to be bouncing off the walls.
Plus did you know that people on beneifits get up to £600 per month for their children if they have ADHD.
Say no more, they would do anything to make more money, my ex sister in law who lives on an estate and in on benefits she says every child in her family has ADHD and it obviously is heriditary, I think it is the fact that they get extra money for it my self.
parents blame their bad parenting and their unruly children on ADHD when really they are just bad parents.

PS. I dont mean everyone so no offence caused I just mean the people who havent actually had their child diagnosed and are just using ADHD as an excuse.