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[quote=Anonymous]Sure, for severe, actual ADHD, meds probably should be on the table as long as environmental/behavioral elements are also considered.

The problem is that there is a demonstrable over-diagnosis of ADHD, along with a huge push by the pharmaceutical industry to create a market for their drugs, along with increasing childhood stress and poverty that exacerbates everything.

Another aspect is that for every parent that is wrongfully withholding medication, there is another parent who is blaming ADHD for their kids problematic behavior, without considering that it might be environmental/bad parenting.  How do I know this? Because I grew up in an f-upped household where the children's natural acting out was medicalized into diagnosis so the parents could focus on the child's supposed "brain dysfunction" rather than their own problems and contribution.  Thankfully this was before the time when meds were REALLY pushed, otherwise I am sure I would have ended up with a diagnosis of ODD and heavily medicated ... [/quote]

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