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The National Health and Medical Research Council is considering controversial draft guidelines that could refer parents who fail to medicate their children to child protection authorities.
The guidelines were written to address concern over the use of stimulant medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and to guide doctors who treat the disorder.
The draft paper says in the short term, 'combined behavioural-pharmacological treatment is most effective' in normalising child behaviour.
Critics are concerned the guidelines could lead Australia to over-medicate its child
Originally posted by daryllyn
[color=mediumorchid]I was advised by my son's speech language pathologist to take him to see a therapist. So, trusting her completely, I did.
She saw my son for all of 15 minutes and wanted to medicate him.
He was barely 3 years old.
We got up and walked out of the office and never went back.
edit on 21-11-2011 by daryllyn because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by TiM3LoRd
Originally posted by daryllyn
[color=mediumorchid]I was advised by my son's speech language pathologist to take him to see a therapist. So, trusting her completely, I did.
She saw my son for all of 15 minutes and wanted to medicate him.
He was barely 3 years old.
We got up and walked out of the office and never went back.
edit on 21-11-2011 by daryllyn because: (no reason given)
You know its the doctors who are sick in the head for wanting to medicate kids as young as that. We destroy the future just to have extra money today. The short sighted and stupid nature of man never ceases to amaze me.
Originally posted by daryllyn
[color=dodgerblue]I think a lot of parents would find that cutting out sugary drinks, refined carbs and processed foods would help their children a lot more than meds.
Just sayin'edit on 21-11-2011 by daryllyn because: i can
Originally posted by TiM3LoRd
Originally posted by daryllyn
[color=dodgerblue]I think a lot of parents would find that cutting out sugary drinks, refined carbs and processed foods would help their children a lot more than meds.
Just sayin'edit on 21-11-2011 by daryllyn because: i can
I mean for Christs sake if mold wont touch it what the hell are we doing eating it???