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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recall Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk that included discussion of adhd and showed the variation in diagnosis rates in the US vs the rest of the world, and also between different US states. It makes me sad to read people here and elsewhere online say that their kid really needs these drugs. I imagine no one was taking them when these parents were in school in the 70s and 80s. If they lived in other countries, it wouldn't be as much of a possibility. Are big pharma or the educational system contributing factors in the US to the high rate of diagnosis?[/quote]

Yes, it's true that in the 70s and 80s people weren't diagnosed. In my family, 3 of 4 people who clearly have ADHD self medicated with alcohol and/or drugs as a result. As a result, some of us are willing to have our family members give stimulants a try if prescribed as there is evidence they can help avoid the need for self-medication. After learning more about ADHD after our child was diagnosed, I realized how misinformed I was from popular media and seeing/reading all the anti-med threads here and how it is possible with testing (6+ hours) to tell although learning the actual symptoms made it obvious to me our DK and my DH have it. I will say DK was a teen when diagnosed and I'm sure I would have been hesitant to start him earlier.[/quote]

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