I was that kid. I still remember playing a soccer game for a tournament thing, and scoring a goal. It was the wrong goal. I felt so bad.
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Amazingly, give most of the kids diagnosed with ADHD a game to play (xbox, etc.), and they suddenly have no problem with attention for hours on end. Most ADHD kids only have trouble paying attention when it's something they don't want to do. In my opinion, that's a disciplinary problem, not a medical problem. I HAVE, on the other hand, seen a few kids who genuinely did have ADHD. I coached one on a youth soccer team; I had to keep my eyes on him non-stop. "Okay, dribble the ball to the cone over there." kick kick kick kick "ohhhh, butterflyyyyyy" run run run "ooooooh, pretty flower" run run run... The result of those occasions where I've been able to interact with such kids makes me realize that ADHD is real, but over-diagnosed in the vast majority of cases. Hey, none of us wants to pay attention when we're not interested in something... accepting that you have to is part of growing up.
Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
The cure for ADD
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: Platypus
No, like a lot of other legitimate medical conditions, it is falsely and overlydiagnosed causing the line between the two to blur.
i think part is parents and teachers can't control the children. so they drug them up so they are lumps that sit and do ******.
i have read articles where doctors are slowing down on ADD drugs and diagnoses because parents are saying they are ADD when the child is a healthy normal kid.
Also have read and seen where schools are trying to get kids on the drugs for ADD. My wife's best friend has a 10 yr old who the school tried to put him on it. they even called DCFS to get involved. the school said he was ADD but her doctor said he was not.
Originally posted by: Quasmo
I definitely have ADD... but I do think it's generally over diagnosed. Before I was put on the pills, my mom had me take a million test to prove that I needed drugs. This was in the 10th grade. Obviously my parents weren't trying to "contain" me. I was also recently diagnosed with depression, and put on medication for that too. Would I say it was fairly easy to be put on meds for depression, very, I went to the doctor, said I was depressed, he asked what was wrong, determined that my dopamine levels were low (my ADD meds also hit my dopamine receptors) so he put me on drugs, took about 15 minutes. Was I severly depressed? Very, I was sleeping 12 hours a day, skipping class, never leaving my house, never did my laundry. It contributed to the end of my relationship. Am I happy now that I was perscribed the drugs? Extremely, I feel that they are working perfectly. I'm not a zombie, I feel like I have better range of emotion than I've had in a long time, and I feel good about it. Take that nay-sayers.
Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: Quasmo
I definitely have ADD... but I do think it's generally over diagnosed. Before I was put on the pills, my mom had me take a million test to prove that I needed drugs. This was in the 10th grade. Obviously my parents weren't trying to "contain" me. I was also recently diagnosed with depression, and put on medication for that too. Would I say it was fairly easy to be put on meds for depression, very, I went to the doctor, said I was depressed, he asked what was wrong, determined that my dopamine levels were low (my ADD meds also hit my dopamine receptors) so he put me on drugs, took about 15 minutes. Was I severly depressed? Very, I was sleeping 12 hours a day, skipping class, never leaving my house, never did my laundry. It contributed to the end of my relationship. Am I happy now that I was perscribed the drugs? Extremely, I feel that they are working perfectly. I'm not a zombie, I feel like I have better range of emotion than I've had in a long time, and I feel good about it. Take that nay-sayers.
I hope you never run into any obstacles in your life that can't be fixed by a pill because I don't see you overcoming them if you needed a drug to do your damn laundry.
Originally posted by: daveymark
sounds like someone needs to read up on the effects of depression
Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: daveymark
sounds like someone needs to read up on the effects of depression
"In work depressed individuals are liable to be slow and less productive, to be indecisive and uncertain, and to make more mistakes. At home they will lack interest in their family and will be unable to enjoy their company and shared activities, and to participate in family life. They will be unable to demonstrate affection for loved ones and uninterested in love-making. They will tend to avoid friends and social gatherings, and be unable to derive satisfaction from hobbies and leisure interests."
I hate company, shared activities, family life, I'm indecisive and uncertain and I avoid social gatherings. Based on this I'm about 90% of the way into depression. Go me! Time to go get my pills.
Originally posted by: astroidea
You missed the part that you're unable to enjoy things that you usually enjoy.
Originally posted by: Riverhound777
Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
The cure for ADD
I agree 100%
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Let's see, what did my parents do to me...
1) Was only able eat candy on Saturdays.
2) I had a bed time of like 9:00 PM until I was 10.
3) We use to eat mainly home-cooked food, not junk all the time.
4) I only had surpervised television viewing in the living room.
5) Was not able to have my own TV or phone or computer until my teen years.
6) When I was 3, my dad and I walked to a junk wood pile where he had me select my paddle stick. I picked it out and he sanded it down and made a handle on one end. He then swatted me with it to get my attention and then hung it high in the kitchen where I could always see it. He used it on me 3 or 4 times between the ages of 3 and 9. First time I think was when I crossed the street alone without looking both ways. He needed an effective way to get the message across. He also used it if I was caught lying to him or my mother. How would he use it? He would first explain why I was being punished. He would then bend me over his knee and spank me 10 times with it on my bare butt. Lastly, he would hug me (while I was sobbing) and tell me he loved me.
I would say all of the above was quite effective. I never needed drugs.