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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am "against" them for my own kids because I believe they are the equivalent of steroids for school. People give them to their children so their children will pay better attention and get good grades in school. To me it is exactly the same as steroids for sports: we give them this drug, and it enhances their athletic performance. I'm not going to drug my children for grades. [b]In all of human history somehow children managed to grow up without taking speed. I don't think this is the first generation of children who need it to get through the day. [/b]Blame your school environment instead for trying to stick a round peg in a square hole.[/quote]

No, before IDEA and the availability of better medications, kids who couldn't pay attention and follow the rules just didn't get an education. I graduated from high school in 1990 and knew plenty of kids (mostly boys) who were held back at least once, spent half the time in detention or suspended from school, and dropped out the second they turned 16. The generation before, kids who "couldn't learn" dropped out after 8th grade. ADHD treatment (meds and other interventions) is the difference between failure and passing for lots of kids--not the difference between passing and excelling. But apparently, from your privileged bubble, you don't want to admit that. [/quote]

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