Does ADD/ADHD exist? Sure. I believe it does. But then, my area of expertise is technology, not medicine.
Is it a true diagnosis 100% of the time? Oh, heck no. Far too many times have my aquaintance's children been medicated at a young age. For what?
Being a hyper kid?
Let me "shock" some of you:
One year olds DO NOT have much of an attention span.
Two year olds are rammy and push their limits because it is NORMAL for them to do so. Finding their restrictions and boundaries is what this age is
all about.
Three year olds are almost the same as two, only bigger. Now they may talk back, and say "no", or resist you dressing them. This is NORMAL.
We are taking our children's childhood away simply because some (SOME) parents are too damn lazy to properly raise their child to be patient,
kind and know their restrictions. It is so easy for some (SOME) harried parents to thrust their hyper kid at the doctor and lament about how they
"just can't control him anymore!"
Puh-leeze.
As I said...I am not debating the fact that ADD/ADHD exists. It is used far too often by people in the medical field and by lazy parents. A structured
schedule, plenty of excersise, good food, and a healthy, loving, nurturing relationship can nip some (SOME) cases in the bud.
Besides, a good doctor would tell you that ADD/ADHD is almost impossible to diagnose until school age.


. My experience with various ADD meds is that they help me focus better and think faster. I really do
not think they help me multitask any better though.
I haven't found it, but it's probably
right anyway.