I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was four years old. There's a very good chance I have outgrown the diagnosis. I was prescribed Ritalin back then and I'm on Concerta now. If I had children, based on what I know now, I would be hesitant to put them on medication until I was confident that the diagnosis was true. I have a cousin whose stepdaughter was misdiagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder when in reality the problem was is she is a celiac.
I remember talking to my brother-in-law when he was embarking on a career as a psychiatrist about 30 years ago. He said, "Primarily what we do is drug 'em and shock 'em." He is a child psychiatrist.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was four years old. There's a very good chance I have outgrown the diagnosis. I was prescribed Ritalin back then and I'm on Concerta now. If I had children, based on what I know now, I would be hesitant to put them on medication until I was confident that the diagnosis was true. I have a cousin whose stepdaughter was misdiagnosed with ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder when in reality the problem was is she is a celiac.
I remember talking to my brother-in-law when he was embarking on a career as a psychiatrist about 30 years ago. He said, "Primarily what we do is drug 'em and shock 'em." He is a child psychiatrist.
Ugh!