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About 10 percent of US children are diagnosed with ADHD
cnbc ^ | Angelica LaVito

Posted on 08/31/2018 3:00:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin

However, the high number might not be entirely reflective of how many kids actually have ADHD, said Dr. Scott Benson, a psychiatrist at the Creekside Psychiatric Center in Pensacola, Florida.

Many children, especially those living in poverty or dealing with challenges at home, may struggle to focus. That's natural given the stressors they're dealing with, but it may cause some doctors to question whether the child has ADHD.

Inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are symptoms of ADHD, according to the American Psychiatric Association.

"We know one of the common errors is misdiagnosis," said Benson, who was not involved with the study. "So at first blush, it just looks like the kid's not paying attention. The second time, you realize the child is struggling with deep anxiety so he's not going to respond to ADHD treatment."

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: adhd; psychiatry; trends
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To: BenLurkin
The snowflakes have taken all of the disciplinary tools out of the hands of parents, teachers, and administrators.

So, they medicate the kids who can't sit still.

21 posted on 08/31/2018 3:47:10 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: BenLurkin
Yeah, drug everyone who gets bored staring at a screen all day or unable to focus in a class which isn't well disciplined.

I do not believe in most of these learning disabilities. Except for IQ differences and a need for children to be actively engaged in learning experiences and to have free time and physical activity, very few children have "disabilities". I worked at a high-end learning center for a few years. It's amazing how these disabilities disappeared in a quite room with appropriate work and children expected to get it right.

22 posted on 08/31/2018 3:47:58 PM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: DannyTN
Milk and a bowl of cereal for breakfast. Sometimes eggs. Sometimes juice....fresh squeezed only.

Sandwich (PB&J, or bologna or tuna) and a bowl of soup for lunch and a glass of milk.

Supper....meat potatoes, vegetable and glass of milk. Didn't each much bread.

NO SODA. NO SNACKS IN BETWEEN.

Cookies, ice cream, cake were a treat....not an everyday thing.

And we played till the street lights went on.

No homework Kindergarten to 8th grade....

These kids need protein and you don't get it from vegies.

P.S. I'm 75....5'4"...116 lbs...BP 108/68....and have a degree in engineering.

23 posted on 08/31/2018 3:51:55 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: BipolarBob

Awww I slaughtered his name.

Fung.


24 posted on 08/31/2018 3:56:50 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: unixfox

That’s because back then there were repercussions for bad behavior. Today you get coddled and told it’s not your fault that you screwed up. Then they blame your parents, society, skin color and through pills at you.


25 posted on 08/31/2018 3:59:25 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: BenLurkin

I wanted to do something to help kids with that problem but I got distracted and lost interest.


26 posted on 08/31/2018 4:03:19 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: bankwalker
This is the beast The giant lie Your boy cannot be. A boy We must drug him 100%. Yes 100 💯 percent of school shooters are or were on SSRIs Parents. DO NOT LET THEM SHOOT YOUR CHILDREN WITH POISON OR DRUG YOUR KID attention deficit hyperactivity disorder did not exist 30 years ago There are only children with diagnosed schizophrenia or personality disorders that can be helped by powerful drugs The rest are irreversibly harmed
27 posted on 08/31/2018 4:03:26 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: abclily

I just tell my boys to act like girls in the class so they don’t get in truoble
Doesn’t reaaly work but kinda does
I tell em
To say yes ma’am
But I guess that’s trouble now too


28 posted on 08/31/2018 4:05:52 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: BenLurkin

... because 80 percent of teachers are boring.


29 posted on 08/31/2018 4:09:19 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Sun Tzu Trumps Saul Alinsky)
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To: BenLurkin

Just like Statins. Doctors over-prescribe everything. If they had their way, we would all be doped up on drugs 24/7.


30 posted on 08/31/2018 4:43:16 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (End the Mueller Gestapo now. Free the Donald.)
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To: Lexington Green
The teachers in the 50's were certainly boring by today's standards. No one expected to be entertained in school. We sat in our seats in classes of over 50. I am not saying that we should go back to that. We couldn't even if we wanted to.

Maybe physical activity is the big difference. We walked to school, sat for 2 hours, ran around on a blacktop (no playground equipment), sat for 2 more hours, ate lunch and then ran around again, sat again and then walked home. No one just sat all day, first in a car and then in a classroom.

31 posted on 08/31/2018 5:14:39 PM PDT by Freee-dame (Best election ever!)
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To: bankwalker
Two questions:

1. what did people do before adhd was diagnosed.
2. maybe it was less common?

All of those drugs from the 60s and 70s took their toll?

32 posted on 08/31/2018 5:30:04 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

“All of those drugs from the 60s and 70s took their toll?”

More like all those airy-fairy psychologists took their toll, with their fluffy advice on how to raise kids, e.g., without discipline. When I was a kid, I’d have killed for five minutes of “time out” instead of a smack on the butt.


33 posted on 08/31/2018 5:32:30 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: BenLurkin

When I went to school, no kids had ADHD. Some boys were “hyper”. They became less hyper as they got older. They weren’t pumped with toxic drugs to neuter or zombify them. They were boys and grew into men.


34 posted on 08/31/2018 5:49:51 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: unixfox

Same here.


35 posted on 08/31/2018 5:51:13 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: BenLurkin; All

38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.

Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/watchwomanonthewall/2011/04/the-45-communist-goals-as-read-into-the-congressional-record-1963.html#TcxMfeh7ABCfpMBM.99


36 posted on 08/31/2018 6:02:50 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
That's the idea....no cure....drug dependency forever.

Only two drugs when I was a kid....aspirin and penicillin.

We also had Iodine, Mercurochrome and peroxide.

Of course there's the dear brother who insisted on trying a leach on my leg boo boo.

37 posted on 09/01/2018 2:32:02 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: arrogantsob

My daughter’s doctor believed if the kids just ran a lap around the school every hour the ADHD issue would be managed


38 posted on 09/01/2018 5:39:46 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: MayflowerMadam

Me too. And from my teachers too. The threat anyway.


39 posted on 09/01/2018 5:44:03 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: BenLurkin

I used to be one of those kids diagnosed as ADHD. I quit taking all medication except the allergy medal because the allergies do affect how well I can breathe. As for children? give them something to do. Have them do some work in the house with you and make sure that they exercise. Nowadays people look at drugs as too ready of a solution. I do believe some children are severely impaired, but I also believe that’s a small sliver of the total as well.


40 posted on 09/01/2018 5:47:06 AM PDT by Morpheus2009
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