Did your Beauvoir ADHD kid get into STA / NCS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:National trends in the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the prescribing of methylphenidate among school-age children: 1990-1995.
Robison LM, Sclar DA, Skaer TL, Galin RS.

Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6510, USA.

Abstract
It has been reported that during the past decade the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (ICD-9-CM code 314.00 or 314.01) and its pharmacologic treatment have increased dramatically in the United States. Herein, a single national data source is used to discern trends in the prevalence of U.S. office-based visits resulting in a diagnosis of ADHD, and trends in the prescribing of stimulant pharmacotherapy (including methylphenidate) for its treatment. Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) for the years 1990 through 1995, for children aged 5 through 18 years, were utilized for this analysis. Results indicate that the number of office-based visits documenting a diagnosis of ADHD increased from 947,208 in 1990, to 2,357,833 in 1995. Between 1990 and 1995, the number of visits by girls diagnosed with ADHD rose 3.9-fold (p < 0.05), and the mean patient age increased by more than 1 year, from 9.7 in 1990, to 10.8 in 1995 (p < 0.05). The percentage of office-based visits resulting in a diagnosis of ADHD increased from 1.1% of all visits in this age group in 1990, to 2.8% by 1995. We discerned a 2.3-fold increase (p < 0.05) in the population-adjusted rate of office-based visits documenting a diagnosis of ADHD; a 2.9-fold increase (p < 0.05) in the population-adjusted rate of ADHD patients prescribed stimulant pharmacotherapy; and a 2.6-fold increase (p < 0.05) in the population-adjusted rate of ADHD patients prescribed methylphenidate.


And the abstract above was form a 1990-1995 study, 15 years later it is much , much worse.
ADHD
Obesity
Growing up spending 10 waking hours a day in day care/5 days a week
Hey why play outside getting exercise, making friends,problem solving and having adventure when we can stand alone in our room "pretend playing" with our wii .
What a great society we have,no???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have never had my very active and spirited boys evaluated by any school psychologist or neuropsychiatrist. Therefore, they do not sport any label or diagnosis of ADHD and consequently are not on any prescribed or unprescribed (over the counter) medications.

This fact is irrelevant to the issues raised by poster 7:34 and some of the other posters.

How do your very active boys do in school? Do they attend a competitive private? I am really interested as many posters claim that their children need medication to perform in school and you seem to be arguing against this.

None of us are claiming our children need medication to "perform." They need it to function. PP says her son doesn't have ADHD so I don't know why their experience or school is relevant to the thread. My sense was that PP was not arguing from personal experience but rather from her opinion (based on . . . lots of myths).

I see your point, I should have said function--but I also wonder is she thinks your kids are "very active and spirited" but were labeled ADHD inappropriately, otherwise, why would someone spend so much time looking at research on ADHD and medication?

No, I think that is what they call a freudian slip( re:perform) That is EXACTLY what these parents want:their kids to perform .

[Anonymous]

That my friend is the crux of the issue. When these kids are not on top of the class (99.9 percentile) they are suspected of a learning disorder and when they can't get special needs help and accommodations from phony diagnoses and lawyers they are put on medications to improve "performance" and once again reapply for accommodations and special privileges with hopes of straight As and a seat at Yale. They are many that fit this phenotype in American culture.

[Anonymous]

I am a professor at a public university (not Yale). A number of students there have special accommodations, and it is my experience is that every one of them did indeed have a strong need. I haven't seen a single one that I thought fit at all the PP's description. I have to encourage most of them to actual use their accommodation; most are embarrassed by it and try to struggle through without it. Even when they take it, most of them still struggle despite the accommodation, even though they are obviously bright kids. If we want these kids to be productive members of society, then helping them find a way to contribute that works, helping them find strategies that mitigate their problems, only makes sense.

[Anonymous]

None of us are claiming our children need medication to "perform." They need it to function. PP says her son doesn't have ADHD so I don't know why their experience or school is relevant to the thread. My sense was that PP was not arguing from personal experience but rather from her opinion (based on . . . lots of myths).

I see your point, I should have said function--but I also wonder is she thinks your kids are "very active and spirited" but were labeled ADHD inappropriately, otherwise, why would someone spend so much time looking at research on ADHD and medication?

My friend, like a child, you said precisely what you meant. We all understood this. There is no need to change what you said and meant for DCUMMIE political correctness.

ADHD is overdiagnosized in this country.
ADHD drugs are overprescribed in the country.
ADHD drugs are abused in this country by parents and children. "Caffeine for the younger generation".

The reasons and motivation are clear.

You hve made the point ... as have other posters.

[Anonymous]

I am a professor at a public university (not Yale). A number of students there have special accommodations, and it is my experience is that every one of them did indeed have a strong need. I haven't seen a single one that I thought fit at all the PP's description. I have to encourage most of them to actual use their accommodation; most are embarrassed by it and try to struggle through without it. Even when they take it, most of them still struggle despite the accommodation, even though they are obviously bright kids. If we want these kids to be productive members of society, then helping them find a way to contribute that works, helping them find strategies that mitigate their problems, only makes sense.

I am a physician and former professor at a major university. Over a 20 year career I have had countless individuals approach and lobby me to write them ADHD prescription medications (in addition to narcotics). And had prescription pads stolen from the home by house cleaners. I cannot quantitate the extent of abuse but there is abuse. My intuition would suggest this is not insignificant.

[Anonymous]

http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d127.extract?etoc

[Anonymous]

She's back. Not enough that she already killed the thread in which OP asked a very specific question with her belligerence. She has to come back and kick it some more. Let's not feed the troll.

[Anonymous]

She's back. Not enough that she already killed the thread in which OP asked a very specific question with her belligerence. She has to come back and kick it some more. Let's not feed the troll.

Further proof, the empty barel makes the most noise.

[Anonymous]

The empty barrel makes the most noise. Just a minor edit but I agree with you wholeheartedly.

[Anonymous]

Read the Vanity Fair Jan 2011 article on the de-regulation of clinical trials submitted to FDA.It seems that since the 1990's there has been a huge shift in clinical trials for drugs submitted to the FDA for approval. Since 2000 the majority of drug trials, including those on drugs later prescribed or marketed to children in the US are done in the 3rd world, without FDA inspection and authored by sub-contractors who are basically employees of the drug companies themselves. This is how Celebrex and Advantis got on the market in the US. This is how seroquel got prescribed to kids. My point: some kids may have ADHD, but those of you on this site who seem to think that in the last 20 years the holy grail has somehow been discovered are really naive. This is about profit; plain and simple.

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And again, she's back.

[Anonymous]

I'm not 09:35. I'm someone else and I think this type of attempt to deflect on your part is a weak attempt to diminish debate the facts of which you seem unable to rebut.

[Anonymous]

Ah but the thread was done until the beat-the-dead-horse sisters decided to revive it. There's nothing to rebut and this isn't a debate. OP asked a question and amid the vitriol got an answer. Every few days someone decides to stir this particular kettle back up again and it amuses me to watch. Just can't leave it alone, can you?

[Anonymous]

I am neither one of the last posts but it is becoming clearer and clearer the only MO of 22:23 is to surf DCUM boards for issues she is in disagreement with blurting out TROLL and SNARK and she's back. This defining red flag epithet has slowly triangulated her into an empty vacuous corner with nothing important to say or contribute. And with nothing valuable to contribute she's left with agonal attempts at diminishing the debate. She has lost her identity and is finding it difficult to hide anymore.