I believe that ADHD is a manufactured illness. Many behavioral problems need to be treated with structure and discipline. Some kids may be emotionally immature and need to be kept back a grade if they are unable to keep up in school.
Review my posts that show what we went through with this "manufactured illness." It's as real as can be. My daughter did not have a behavior problem, we managed her diet and exercise and we home-schooled her. Once she did enter school, she ended up repeating a grade and to this day suffers greatly from ADHD, even with the support of her family, church and friends.
"I believe that ADHD is a manufactured illness."
Completely false. This is really a great exercise in Logic and Critical Thinking. I am not flaming here, just trying to push a point. The rest of your statement is probably true in that kids have many different maturity levels. I do think it is VERY hard to diagnose a kid. BUT, people use that as a blanket statement that it is "fake". I think too many times it is diagnosed to early, and not medicated in conjunction with diet and exercise, but it is as real as real gets. Ritalin has got to be brutal on a 10 year old kid, when an adult gets the same dosage. No wonder they are zombies. But don't blame teachers. They need order in the class to be able to teach. If there is any failure, it is in the home. ADD has to be managed, and a parent has to look closely at the medicine diet and exercise to see which is making a difference. If mommy and daddy are busy making a career for themselves, it sure ain't the school's fault.