Do you really believe ADD, ADHD are real?

Question

Honestly I think they are just made up ailments that do not exisit and are just used as labels to excuse braty obnocious kids and lazy parents.

What do you guys think?

Answer 1

You are 100% right! When I was growing up they did'nt call it ADD, they called them brat,s, who by the way grew out of this stage and ended up being sucsessful adults, that is once they got away from their parents, so I think alot of it is bad parenting. Parents and some doctors just want to drug our kids and stamp a label on them and send them on their way, this is not good. We need to stop this, let a kid be a kid! If you look at the parents behind these kids with so called ADD and ADHD, they are usually working parents who have no time, or who dont want to make time with their kids, these kids dont need drugs, they need a parent or a loved one to be their for them.

Answer 2

Well as the (step) parent of a child with ADHD I would have to say that it is a very real thing. My husband and I are far from lazy parents and as bratty and obnoxious as my daughter could be at times, it was not something she had control over.

We tried every discipline method out there and I was at home with her full time for several months, so it was definitely not lack of effort. Before we started her on medication we had her evaluated by 3 different specialists. Once she started on the medication, her grades and behaviour improved.

We were very hesitant to use pharmacutical treatment but as we're a blended family and she was in 2 different households it was the only option available because "consistency" was not possible given the situation.

Now that she is a bit older she is not on medication any more and we're working on cognative behavioural therapy as much as we can. She struggles to maintain control over herself because the ADHD takes over, but I see the struggle and I know it's not against something "made up" to excuse poor behaviour.

Answer 3

I did not used to believe in ADD. Now I do ,from first hand experience. I don't believe it is an actual ailment, but rather MOSTLY a personality type (though there are also subtle changes in the brain) which causes problems in todays society.
No one can explain how medications help, but they TRULY do help many people .Life for people with ADD can be miserable.
PET scans are also able to detect a difference in th brain of those suffering from it.
Think how you would feel if you were mid sentence and forgot what you were talking about. If you lost your keys many times a day,tried to read a paragraph and forgot what you just read and had to read it over and over,could not keep track of your most valued items, were thought of as "crazy"because you forgot the instructions that were just given to you. It would be misery
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/hcp/adhdpetscan.cfm

Answer 4

perhaps it is no longer that they don't have self belief precisely. i'm able to attempt to verify it from the skeptics perspective. it kind of feels a brilliant form of people basically choose to place labels on each and every thing, they choose an excuse or a clarification for why issues are the way they are. they choose to label issues as a rule so they are able to looking a pill to make the subject pass away. If there is an risk something is incorrect then there is in all risk a popularity that somebody got here up with and a pill for it. i think of youngsters have consistently had struggles to stay concentrated and be inspired and function a tough time sitting nonetheless. fairly, that's what childrens do. yet now somebody has made a label for it and now we are able to medicate a brilliant form of harmless childrens who're fairly basically childrens being childrens. it is alright to be the kind you're and all human beings has diverse struggles. i think of it is better to locate different innovations on a thank you to handle your better energies different than labeling and pill popping. yet on the different hand i'm able to verify the place it is much less annoying to handle struggles if it has a popularity and you are able to seem it up and do learn on it and decide the main suitable thank you to handle it. the two way and that i understand this wasn't the question, yet i think of human beings decide out on labeling and pills too fairly.

Answer 5

In one way you are correct, in another you are very wrong. There are definitely children with ADD and ADHD and they respond very well to medication and other treatment. The major problem as I see it is that medication is only one aspect of the affected person's treatment, and often that is the only part of the treatment they receive. Many would still benefit from special education, but fail to receive it because either their IQ is not low enough or because the school district cannot afford to provide it.

Where you are correct is that there is a cadre of children and teens who don't perform to parents' expectations. These parents often pressure teachers and physicians to label them as ADD and put them on Ritalin or similar meds. It's the wrong approach.

Answer 6

They do exist, however both are far too frequently misdiagnosed. A child with true ADD responds quickly and appropriately to medication with good effects and proper parental support. In most cases, ADD resolves with puberty and changing hormone levels.
Behavioral problems are not ADD or ADHD, but are composed of a number of disorders as well as a lack of proper training by parents. Teachers cannot diagnose ADD.
Most general practice MD's are not skilled in properly testing for ADD. Specialists are required to properly diagnose and establish effective treatment protocols.

Answer 7

My son has ADHD, he has never had behavior issues, for some reason people assume it is only about bad behavior.
He does however have no attention span at all and is extremely hyperactive. The issue is not the hyperactivity, that is no big deal, so he stands at his desk and does his work, it doesn't hurt anything. However when his teacher can't keep his attention long enough to teach, it does become an issue.

Answer 8

I think are real but mistreated. My son have ADHD and I refused to medicate him. Parents should work actively in their kids behavior, and teach them to be responsible for their actions. They learn. After 5 years my son have pretty good grades and I still working with his behavior but is much better than before. Anyways this is my perspective and not a definitive answer because each case is different.

Answer 9

I used to be one of those who would have agreed, but I was diagnosed with it at 29.
I was never obnoxious or lazy. I was quiet, hardworking, respectful, but forgetful. I always knew that I worked a lot harder to keep up with everybody else, but just kept my nose to the grindstone.
I didn't see a doctor (eventually several to find the right specialist) until frustration with myself, anxiety and terrible insomnia kicked in.
I was shocked at the diagnosis at first, but in retrospect, I can see that it was the case with me. With the proper medication, I'm doing just fine.
I do think it is way over-diagnosed, but it is very real, and you can just starting to fix it up in your early 30's.
Hope my answer helps.

Answer 10

My son had ADD and had trouble focusing at school and at home. We couldn't even have a normal sit down meal without him acting up. Once he was on the medicine, he was more relaxed and was able to concentrate and lead a normal life.
Trust me, It truely exists!