Savage exaggerates to make a point, but he’s basically correct. There’s no shortage of “medical experts” who can come up with handy excuses for lazy parents who need to explain to themselves and others why their children are undisciplined failures. And, of course, pharmaceutical companies gotta absolutely adore lazy moms.
“Autism” has become the latest catch-all. (You know - - “medical experts” are continually expanding the definition of “autism” as they find “previously unknown manifestations” of the “disability”. Hang onto your wallets.) I guess those other recently discovered bogus excuses, ADD and ADHD, have lost some of their shine.
Ritalin for all children, yippee!
Precisely, but it is not necessarily the move for Ritalin, it is existing drugs being pushed like Valium, Haldol, and Prozac. They lowered the age acceptance and need a catchy fashionable conduit to distribute and boost lagging sales. Oldies but Goodies.