Let me be clear, then: In no way do I believe or even respect any opinion that Ritalin could cause kids to turn gay. That’s the sort of thinking that Monty Python made fun of with the witch they wanted to burn in the Quest for the Holy Grail. There is no single, reliable test for ADD, so there is a very definite possibility of misdiagnosis or inappropriate prescriptions, especially given that doctors set themselves up to be salesmen for doctor-shopping parents.
But Ritalin is a real drug for a real problem. It was used for other purposes way back in WWII, without turning U.S. soldiers gay.
Ritalin alters children’s perceptions and US soldiers might have been given Ritalin but they were full grown adults or almost full grown adults.