[mcjordansc]

This is simply an idiotic post. Spanking is fine, but ADHD is real and requires a little different approach.

[TSgt]

Not idiotic at all especially considering most ADHD cases are misdiagnosed.

Study finds adhd often misdiagnosed
By Lauren McKown (Last updated: 09/15/10 9:52pm)
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/09/study_finds_adhd_often_misdiagnosed
Almost 1 million children nationwide could be misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to a recent study by Todd Elder, MSU assistant professor of economics.

Many children are misdiagnosed because they are the youngest in their kindergarten classes, according to Elder’s report which sampled about 12,000 children using data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Elder plans to publish the report in the future, according to an MSU statement.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Hmm, how many females are diagnosed with ADHD? Maybe that’s why it’s genetic.

[wyowolf]

I would agree with you. My seven year old has been super hyper ever since i can remember. Spanking him would only make him and me cry. he simply is too restless to sit still. he can and does participate in a LOT of physical activities TKD, Soccer, etc. he can do that all day long and still would be wound up at the end of it. there is just something in him that makes him that way, far above what a normal kid would be like. All kids need a good discipline routine of coarse but sometimes that simply isn't enough. I was a doubter for a long time and tried many “home remedy”s spanking/ diet, none of that made any difference.

We put him on one of the main drugs, cant recall the name, and it did calm him down, but also made him much more emotional and i didn't like that at all. So we found another drug called Intuniv, which isnt a typical ADD drug, it doesn't affect the brain like an amphetamine based drug does. I think its a Blood pressure med, but it takes enough of the edge off so he can actually focus a bit in school. Doesn't calm him down completely, but i didn't want that, but does enough to allow him to lead a normal life.

Too anyone reading this, I was a doubter for a LONG time, but just because most kids are labeled something and in fact ant does NOT mean that none are. Get them to a good doctor and have him do some testing, we did and we are so much better off then before. But i had to put aside my pride and “know it all” attitude for that to happen. :)

[Docbarleypop]

My ADHD only got worse after spankings were ceased