[beezdotcom]

Yeah, you might have to spend $150 or so on this experiment, but you'll easily determine if your child is either ADD-impaired or just bored.

Of course, sometimes this is already the problem. The electronic stimulation of the brain with video games is almost like a drug....and withdrawal sure seems to create ADD/ADHD symptoms.

Yes, I know...totally anecdotal and unscientific. However, I can definitely tell the difference in my son's behavior if he's spent all week at Grandma's watching TV and playing video games - he's like a giant crack baby. After a few days being weaned off of the electronic overdose, he reverts back to being a reasonable well-behaved child.

[Blzbba]

"totally anecdotal and unscientific"

You mean, like ADD/ADHD? :)


Again, I only suggest using this to determine if a child can pay attention for an hour or so to a specific, definite task. If so, then he/she doesn't have ADD/ADHD.

Of course, I don't actually believe in ADD/ADHD anyways, but think it's a nice profitable way for the pharms to make money off drugging our children using gov't schools to get an 'in'.

It's also a nice convenient excuse for many parents to simply avoid disciplining and parenting their children.


Little Billy acts up? Don't punish/discipline! Just pop some pills! Better living thru Chemistry!

[bigjoesaddle]

. The electronic stimulation of the brain with video games is almost like a drug....and withdrawal sure seems to create ADD/ADHD symptoms.

I ABSOLUTELY agree. My son started having problems when he played video games. My sons teacher noticed within 3-4 weeks he started "zombie-ing out", the same time he was playing computer games and watching a lot of cartoon network.

This summer we stopped all games and restricted TV. He is doing much, much better.