Add. . .adhd

Yes it is real. Yes it is over diagnosed.

My husband and I both work with special education high school students (and some adults), and many of them are incorrectly medicated. In some cases it is because their parents take the medication (Ritalin works like speed in people that do not need it and a calmative for those that do), or the child sells the medication to other students. Even worse is when a student is misdiagnosed, or a parent refuses to medicate the child.

Not all people with ADD or ADHD have to be medicated, but can instead use behavioral, environmental, and diet modifications. It depends on the severity and functionality of the condition. Usually people need a combination of medication and modifications. Each person is different, and over time their needs change.

 

no fucking way. it's just parents way of dealing with their brats they created. either that, or dealing with kids that are way more creative than they can fathom. mostly just an excuse to sell more meds.

 

Not true. I have adhd and I do notice a differance when I am on and off my meds ect. Also something odd about all adhd kids and adults, if you over high on ritalin or w/e with a exceptions, you will space out. Give a normal person the same amount add they will be bouncing off the walls. I've tried it (middle school some kid said ritalin was speed and I tried it out) also a few years later when I asked my doc about it he told me what I just said.

J.C

 

i believe that add exists only in relation to society. like, kids are diagnosed with it who are in the school system and dont really fit in. the curriculum is designed for the average kid, and so many kids are beyond average.
if i was to go to a psychiatrist, he would probably tell me i have add. i have a short attention span, im easily bored, i cant finish a project or continue with a repetitive task. and i got bored to tears in school and acted out all the time. my teachers were so frustrated cause i apperantly should have been an honour roll student but i barely scraped by (passed on tests and did no assignments).
imo, its not a disorder. labeling and perscribing drugs for it is just societies way of making (or helping) you fit in, pharmasuetical companies way of making money, and psychiatrists way of making a living.
ive known a few people with adhd who are really hyperactive and i dont really have as much to say about that. but im sure that proper mental stimulation and less videogames would probably help prevent it developing in kids.

 

It's real. I have adhd and I fit in before I was put on meds or anything as well as after and I didn't play many video games often. I do think a lot of people that "have" it probably don't have it, or anything else but it's real just like anxiety or depression. Doctors just look for the easiest route to find the problem, and what's easier than popping kids with pills to shut them up?

I've been off my pills since I got pregnant, but I didn't change that much energy wise because the hormone thing, I'm trying to stay off without going crazy for as long as I can.

 

On "bad" days you might want to try 1/2 a cup of black coffee or green tea (no sugar of ANY kind). Adding a little caffeine to your system will help you get through it a little better. Works like a charm in most people, and in small amounts won't harm your baby. (My husband uses it for his students when they are off their meds for whatever reason.)

 

i have just discovered this forum and im hooked im a mother of 6 young children..i have 4 girls and two boys my oldest who is female is add and my 7 year old female is adhd..my 6 year old son is severly autistic who is now high functioning because they prescribed resperidone and he started to talk @ 5 and now knows colors and nubers and his letters...my 5 year old daughter has aspergers,ocd and adhdtopped off with an anxiety disorder...my two year old daughter is in the progress of being diagnosed with aspergers and my 4 month old son is already @ the stage of a 6 month old baby....now i am very aware of all the contervercy on the causes and the possable reasons but personally speaking from my experiences my children were well progressed and potty trained at a young age until that last needle......we were always taught that mercury is poisen to are bodys wel i have been doing nothin but research since my children started suffering and what i have found is that 30 years ago autism was found in 1 out of 10,000 children...about 25 years ago vacinations became mandatory and now i out of 150 children are suffering...can u say epidemic? Now im sure this isnt always the case but me pearsonally has witnessed 5 amazing little angels disinigrate right before my very eyes and yes its diheartening ive also come across many articles saying ameish children are the majority of the non autistic children...these children do not get vaccinations nor do they get the flu shot!!!! coincidence?????But the main reason im hear is im in a great search for natural remedies to help my children....i cry everyday as i open my pharmacutical cupboard to dish out their daily candy.....And in turn it has depressed me terrably that i now myself am on effexor.....please if fanybody could help me i would be more then forever greatful all i want is to give my angels the fighting chance i believe that they deserve....and yes i was sceptical about adhd in the beginning i called it a parents crutch for not caring until i tried my kids without their meds over march break and my 9 year old told me she needed them so bad that 1 more day without her brain was gunna explode because she cant keep up with life.......please help them before these drugs eat my children alive

 

meh, probably. i'd like to think that doctors know what they're talking about at least.

 

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