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[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.  Interestingly enough, their parents are the most ineffective, passive and permissive adults.

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...

[b]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.[/b][/quote]

I don't agree with you that ADHD symptoms do not exist in families with firm boundaries BUT I do agree that we have become too afraid of pointing out the possibility of the relevance of the home environment. Here is an interesting study that showed the importance of parental training:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/810197?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=123017PR

"Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly diagnosed, but we know little about the comparative effectiveness of the various behavioral and pharmacologic treatment options, especially in preschoolers at risk for ADHD because of clinically significant disruptive behavior. The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has sponsored a comparative effectiveness review[1] of interventions for this group of children.

This comprehensive review examined 55 studies between 1980 and 2011. The interventions that were evaluated in these studies were parent behavior training, combined home and school/day care interventions, and methylphenidate use. Data were extracted using customized software.

The investigators found that more studies of all of these interventions are consistently documenting effectiveness, [b]but parent behavior training interventions had greater evidence of effectiveness than methylphenidate for treatment of preschoolers at risk for ADHD.[/b]"
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