Is ADHD a myth?

Hitchens · 12-01-2014 04:50PM #1

ADHD Does Not Exist: The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, by neurologist Richard Saul. The book will be on the shelves in February.

read more: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/neurologist-richard-saul-says-adhd-does-not-exist/story-fneuzlbd-1226795655925

He may well be right.

Professey Chin · 12-01-2014 04:52PM

Its not a myth but is used as a scapegoat for bad parenting in a lot of occasions.

Gran Hermano · 12-01-2014 04:52PM

They have updated they evaluation criteria and replaced ADHD with BOLD as it was discovered most kids were just bold.

PirateShampoo · 12-01-2014 04:53PM

Maybe if some parents gave their child a Carrot instead a bottle of Coke Cola then maybe we would have hyper little devil children running around.

Phill Ewinn · 12-01-2014 04:54PM

TL;DR

wazky · 12-01-2014 04:54PM

Course its not, I only bought a new ADHD TV last week.

Mint Aero · 12-01-2014 04:54PM

Load of bollox.

NTMK · 12-01-2014 04:55PM

Myth? no imo. over-diagnosed? yes esp in the us

Stone Deaf 4evr · 12-01-2014 04:55PM

Is it like ADD only in high definition?

Chancer3001 · 12-01-2014 04:56PM

Just a label for misbehaving kids.

Has to be a reason for misbehaving.

Can't be bold child or bad parenting.

South Park did a brilliant episode on this. Some guy discovered the cure for ADHD. It was slapping a kid who misbehaved.

BillyMitchel · 12-01-2014 04:57PM

Ever been with a kid that has ADHD?! They are shît crazy! Many symptoms that are obvious when it's bad. When it's bad you can't help but feel sorry for the parents. I'd say it serious hard work.

12-01-2014 04:57PM

It does exist, but I'm not sure it's as prevalent as the numbers diagnosed would suggest.

anncoates · 12-01-2014 04:57PM

Haven't a clue as I'm not qualified in the field nor do I have kids.

Actually wait, i'm perfect to hold court on this topic in here.

Ten of Swords · 12-01-2014 04:58PM

I remain unconvinced, better call Saul

bootybouncer · 12-01-2014 04:58PM

Does a mans penis have adhd ???

Filibuster · 12-01-2014 04:59PM

I don't know how real it is, but the current practice of medicating children diagnosed with it with methamphetamine's is off-the-wall crazy.

darkpagandeath · 12-01-2014 05:02PM

Same way there has been an explosion of dyslexia ... I remember in school 1/2 people had it. Now everyone does apparently it’s been massively undiagnosed for year’s, It would have nothing what so ever to do with selling treatments, pills, help books and so on so forth...... Children are not stupid anymore they have some condition... No bad parenting no bad schools/teachers no its a condition....

12-01-2014 05:08PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Same way there has been an explosion of dyslexia ... I remember in school 1/2 people had it. Now everyone does apparently it’s been massively undiagnosed for year’s

Everyone? Really?

bootybouncer · 12-01-2014 05:09PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Same way there has been an explosion of dyslexia ... I remember in school 1/2 people had it. Now everyone does apparently it’s been massively undiagnosed for year’s, It would have nothing what so ever to do with selling treatments, pills, help books and so on so forth...... Children are not stupid anymore they have some condition... No bad parenting no bad schools/teachers no its a condition....

Dyslexia is serious stuff dude.......................

wazky · 12-01-2014 05:10PM

bootybouncer wrote: »

Dyslexia is serious stuff dude.......................

Your right dead there.

J. Marston · 12-01-2014 05:13PM

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Just a label for misbehaving kids.

Has to be a reason for misbehaving.

Can't be bold child or bad parenting.

South Park did a brilliant episode on this. Some guy discovered the cure for ADHD. It was slapping a kid who misbehaved.

"Sit down and study!"

hardCopy · 12-01-2014 05:14PM

darkpagandeath wrote: »

Same way there has been an explosion of dyslexia ... I remember in school 1/2 people had it. Now everyone does apparently it’s been massively undiagnosed for year’s, It would have nothing what so ever to do with selling treatments, pills, help books and so on so forth...... Children are not stupid anymore they have some condition... No bad parenting no bad schools/teachers no its a condition....

There's a pill for dyslexia now?

Or maybe we've finally realised that not all kids respond to the same methods of education. If we need to label kids with formal diagnoses in order to allocate proper resources to their schools and classrooms then so be it.

Turtwig · 12-01-2014 05:19PM

Haven't read the book but from the article his point seems to be one of semantics. The symptoms are real he just doesn't recognise the diagnosis as a disease. Fair enough but people still have to manage their symptoms somehow. So saying it's not real seems hyperbole on the publishers part. People still suffer from the symptoms and it's not always, as he even points out himself, going to just be 'in the head'.

NIMAN · 12-01-2014 05:27PM

There is a direct correlation between the collapse of discipline of children and rise in ADHD.;)

jay1988 · 12-01-2014 05:31PM

Should be called Little bollix syndrome.

fro9etb8j5qsl2 · 12-01-2014 05:36PM

ADHD my arse :rolleyes:

rawn · 12-01-2014 05:36PM

This is worth a watch (worth watching for the animation alone) but some fair points in there about how the boring and tedious school system + video games adds to the "ADHD epidemic".

Pretty sure ADD and ADHD are similar but ADD is more serious whereas ADD is generally just kids hopped up on sugar.

BlurstMonkey · 12-01-2014 05:41PM

The procedure for the discovery of most new age conditions like ADHD start with development of new drugs by Pharmaceutical industries. First drugs are developed. Then they are tested. Based on the results, if any, there are then attempts to try to market them.

So big pharma produces a drug, then it's tested and it's found to say increase concentration. Following that this new medical condition develops that didn't before and lo and behold there's just the thing to treat it right here, how miraculous.

That's how pharma operates, it's one of the worlds biggest and most profitable industries, sheer capitalist profiteering.

Now there are drugs that do help people, but they're mostly old hat. They don't fall under the umbrella of profitable, they can be manufactured generically. So new and often less effective drugs are patented and pushed in their place. So even the sole argument of good that you can make for the industry is fouled once you even begin to examine it.
The whole point that these drugs are necessary and do work in some cases means the individual is more over a barrel being paddled than being helped.

Renegade Mechanic · 12-01-2014 05:42PM

Brace yourselves. Massive herd of Equus Altitudus incoming!

NegativeCreep · 12-01-2014 05:45PM

It's real. Can be caused by Phenylketonuria which leads to improper brain development and function at best. You can't say you don't believe in something just because you've no experience with it.

melon_collie · 12-01-2014 05:50PM

Famous quote from The Royale Family regarding ADHD:

Mrs Royal says to Denise:

'Denise . . . . how did baby David get on at the doctors last week?'

Densie replies:

'Well . . . . remember how I told you a few months back that they reckon he might have ADHD? . . . . . . . . . well they think now that he just couldn't be bothered concentrating.'

Is ADHD a myth?

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