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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm going to get flamed for this, but here goes...some of the most misbehaved children I know are diagnosed with ADHD.  [b]Interestingly enough, their parents are the most ineffective, passive and permissive adults.[/b]

I've yet to meet a child with ADHD who's raised in a strict but loving, disciplined household with firm limits, consistent boundaries, a set schedule and a healthy dose of the word n and benign neglect as needed.  We're raising self-centered, entitled brats.

Go ahead, tell me that you are raising your child this way and he/she is gifted, healthy, quirky, etc. but despite your loving interventions...

We've gotten so afraid of blaming Mother or accusing the parents of neglect that experts tend to gloss over or claim the home environment is relevant.[/quote]

You know, a lot of kids with ADHD have PARENTS with ADHD. The ADHD in the parents is frequently undiagnosed and untreated.  The parent have difficulty organizing herself and difficulty organizing her child.  That doesn't mean ADHD isn't real. It means both parents need treatment. Both the parent and the child could benefit from medication in that situation.

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9569.html

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2539.html[/quote]

I think it's over medicated.  I know kids with ADHD whose parents were diagnosed after their kid was.  Just my experience but the parents went to Harvard, Yale, Cornell and U. of Michigan law schools and did well enough to get federal appellate clerkships:  All without medication or accommodations during their schooling  where they obviously did very well.
So their ADHD was mild and they learned to compensate for their slow processing and executive functioning skills.  I think for SOME kids with ADHD, people (and schools) are too quick to medicate instead of working on organization and coping skills.  [/quote]

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