to think that ADHD/ADD is a load of nonsense?

[Breton1900]

Are we really producing ever more kids with these conditions or do parents simply need to take back control and realise that, at times, all kids can be obnoxious, loud, defiant, restless and fidgety and that strictly enforced rules for behaviour, lots of TLC, and the occasional smack on the bum may be the way forward?

[Nancy66]

Oh dear.....

[abbierhodes]

Oh do fuck off.

[FerminaUrbinoDaza]

FFS

[rainbowinthesky]

You are so right. It's all the parents fault. Either that or you are talking crap - hmmm wonder which it is. Oh, I know you are talking crap.

[PavlovtheCat]

[colditz]

3/10

You need to be much more subtle. Work it into a "someone I saw" scenario, or "my cousin's son" scenario.

You were too brash. Better luck next time.

[DemonChild]

What, again? Oh, FFS

[RunawayWife]

Pass me some of that popcorn please

[Giddyup]

Granny! I didn't know you were online... what fabulous news, you can skype the great grandchildren! But I thought you understood last time when I explained you were talking rubbish. Granny that is you isn't it? I hope so because surely being 97 and somewhat confused is about the only explanantion for your post

[Appletrees]

We really are producing more of them. Some of it will be vaccine damage, some of it previously undiagnosed, some of it overdiagnosed and some of it bad parenting. Tis a mixed bag.

[Appletrees]

Gosh I am sorry.. my reply is flippant following given's.

[PYT]

Ooh you'll be flamed into the burning pits of hell for this one.

[MilkNoSugarPlease]

Ooh I'm very excited....I can do my first EVER

[TheJollyPirate]

[Breton1900]

I used what I thought might be a deliberately provocative title and opening remark because I am extremely worried about the sheer number of diagnoses being made for these conditions, which, in point of fact, cannot be proven to exist, except in the minds of various psychologists (and of course the pharmaceutical industry)!

I am also greatly concerned that hundreds of thousands of children and young people are being prescribed exceptionally powerful psychotropic drugs in increasingly large doses with no apparent thought for any future impact on those children's physical and mental well-being.

I would suggest that these "conditions" are just another example of a society that is increasingly medicalizing what are, in fact, merely facets of human behaviour.

[5inthebed]

Guddyup

And you're basing this on what? Please do tell so I can start heckling those parents please, because I'm sure they've not got enough on their plates with these made up disorders.

[tethersend]

Never mind that... let's have an actual productive debate.

What's better, puppies or kittens?

[Heracles]

I think you need a SCART lead to make ADHD work. Have you tried Maplins?

[TheJollyPirate]

Hmm! Breton - my son was diagnosed with autism and the paediatrician told me that his high activity levels were indicative of ADHD. He is NOT on any mecication because tbh I can manage him without it so nobody benefits from his diagnosis except him - his support levels in school ahve been increased to allow for his excessively high activity levels.

[Appletrees]

That's much more interesting B. Yes I'm sure that's part of it too.

[2shoes]

have a