Growing up in the early 70’s, they called this “being a kid.”
yeah, and a lot of those troublemakers who were sluffed off as just being “kids” in the 1970s went untreated and ended up evolving into conduct disorders, in trouble with the law, self-medicating on cigarettes, booze, pot and worse, in jail, drop outs, addicts, or just permanent underclass, and now they are breeding
I suppose the staggering number of kids now diagnosed with autism (of which true clinical ADHD is on the spectrum) is just society coddling kids and not spanking them and not getting them enough exercise and too much sugar? And has nothing to do with the toxins that permeate our entire food and water supply, air, soil, and vaccines we pump into our kids and vaccines the mothers and fathers had pumped into them when they were kids
While there are abuses of psych meds, some kids DO need them and when they work, they are a godsend and a ticket to “normalcy”
I am very sorry a 10 yr old who was on anti-depressants committed suicide, but would he have destroyed himself regardless? Sometimes depression is successfully diagnosed as to source, and treated, other times not. Did his parents seek and find therapy aside from the meds? Talking therapy with an appopriate clinician (Psych,Psychologist) is expensive, long term and hard to find, even for the most diligent parents
been there
“Some kids DO need them...”
Agreed! I think there are some that definitely need some type of medication; however, I don’t think it is as statistically as high as what it is now. With respect to Autism... I am just stumped. I don’t recall it when I was a child and now there seems to be a huge increase in it.
What a ridiculous argument. Autism is a clearly diagnosable condition whereas hyperactivity is not, IMHO. How do you distinguish between a kid who's just overly active to one who truly is hyperactive?
Look, I am not saying that the drugs don't have a place, they do. However, I think people are too quick to say "wow, he's really active, he needs Ritalin."
Lastly, I have a curious mind, I want to see data on the long term affects of Ritalin on children. To my knowledge, there isn't any. Which should be of concern to all parents, yes?