There is no doubt in my mind that the majority of the kids diagnosed with ADHD are nothing more that normal rambunctious youngsters that need nothing more than a swat on the pants or a hug at the right time to keep them in line.
Very very seldom is there any need for medication, certainly not the way they are dumping drugs down kids throats these days.
Think about it. Kids are expected to sit quietly for about eight hours a day in a desk. They can't move about freely (at least I couldn't in my school days many years ago) and have to watch someone squawking at them while they listen attentively. Can't be done. Especially with boys. I daydreamed my way through eight years of grade school and four years of high school. And these were at Catholic schools where the nuns were highly hostile to inattentive students. Most boys are by nature indisposed to pay attention for more than one or two hours a day. ADHD is a crock.
Agreed. My four oldest we fine and I figured every use of meds was wrong.
Then, we adopted a baby that was born addicted to heroin. School teachers from pre-school on immediately suggested she had ADHD and needed meds. We tried everything to no avail. We finally tried meds last year (4th grade) and she is an excellent student.
Before, we would sit her down to read and she would just shake and wiggle for the entire time. Now, she reads past her required time.