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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, yeah. Record numbers of anxiety, depression, and ADHD. They're all on something.
Maybe parents should stop trying to produce little walking college application kids from the time they're 10 years old. They're all burnt out and medicated  by the time college rolls around. [/quote]

My kid has adhd and anxiety.  I didn't put any pressure on them.  They were born that way and medication helps[/quote]

+1000

My ADHD and anxiety ridden kid was like that from birth.  It's just we didn't realize the anxiety levels in a baby/toddler as first time parents.  But once you get the diagnosis in ES and you look back, all the "cute but quirky behaviors" from birth till then are much better explained.  It has nothing to do with environment for most---my kid had a SAHP, once who worked to address separation anxiety and went with the flow and was no pressure.  I'd argue we did everything we could to not create that situation---but it's obvious they were wired that way.  We also didn't medicate until college (and it didnt' go well) and we address the anxiety with intensive therapy for 3 years in ES and gave them the coping tools to do well in life.  But it's definite they were "born that way".  [/quote]

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