A Million Kids Misdiagnosed with ADHD?

Jamie was one of several people who submitted links to a story proclaiming that as many as a million kids were misdiagnosed with ADHD simply for being the youngest and therefore least mature in their classes. Worse still, I wonder how many of those kids are permanently put on drugs.

Oh look shinny rocks..

[toughluck]

I started to read the article and found it... oh look shinny rocks...

Re:Sigh

[Anne_Nonymous]

>> Why let kids be kids when you can just have them pop a pill and turn into zombies?

There's also TV, or DVDs from Disney.

I've been trying an alternative on my kids

[Rogerborg]

I did a lot of research, and found a nearly forgotten technique which has been recently discovered and shows a lot of promise: Disruptive Stimuli Refocussing Behavioural Therapy [youtube.com]. Completely drug free, and a full course of treatment can be delivered in as little as one lesson.

For once it's kind of appropriate...

[mutube]

...that I didn't RTFA

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[Anonymous Coward]

My dad used to stimulate me with a slap to the back of the head when I acted up. It worked well.

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[Smivs]

It makes you wonder how many American kids are mis-diagnosed as Obese just because they're even fatter than the rest of the kids in class!

Re:ADHD is real

[Monkeedude1212]

Absolutely. If you give dopaminergic stimulants to someone who's neurotypical, you'll watch them bounce off the ceiling.

They also get a movement speed boost and an increased fire rate.

Re:Sigh again

[LinuxIsGarbage]

So much for the FUD saying ADHD drugs cause kids to become "zombies". How dare you have happy, focused zombies.

Re:Medical corruption

[Anonymous Coward]

> 3 years later I passed all the tests to join the Intelligence Core in the British Army

Spelling wasn't on the tests then...

CORPS - a body of men
CORE - the m

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[sorak]

It makes you wonder how many American kids are mis-diagnosed as Obese just because they're even fatter than the rest of the kids in class!

put together?