| Does my Child have ADHD? Overdiagnosis of | | | | show "Supernanny". I love this show. Before |
| ADHD in young children | | | | supernanny comes to the home, there are videos |
| The question at hand here "Is ADHD overdiagnosed in | | | | shown of the kids at a very bad stage and the |
| today's youth? It seems that in today's society, | | | | parents are unable to gain control of their own |
| whenever a child seems to be a bit hyper, they are | | | | homes. After Supernanny comes to help the parents |
| diagnosed with ADHD. Are we living in a society | | | | regain the control, show proper discipline, be more |
| where we are raising our children to be addicted to | | | | creative and spend more quality time with their children, |
| drugs? Does my child have ADHD? | | | | the whole household changes. |
| Overdiagnosis is a major problem in society today. | | | | We cannot continue to teach our children that |
| Many children go through stages of restlessness and | | | | everytime someone has a problem, gets anxious or |
| overactivity. Does this really mean that they need to | | | | stressed out that they need a drug to feel better. |
| take drugs to calm down or are parents just too busy | | | | Let our youth be children. Today's society is way too |
| nowadays to deal with there children and help divert | | | | chemically dependent as is. |
| the child's energy into something creative? | | | | The 3 primary traits are inattention, hyperactivity and |
| Anxious children are likely to be more hyperactive but I | | | | impulsivity. |
| think they are too often diagnosed with something | | | | Children who only have inattentive symptoms are |
| they don't really have. | | | | sometimes overlooked because they are not often |
| I am definately not saying that ADHD isn't a real | | | | disruptive. The most obvious sign is hyperactivity. |
| disorder. I know it is real and there are some children | | | | While many children are naturally quite active- Kids |
| who definately have it and need medication to function; | | | | with ADHD usually cannot settle themselves down. |
| however, I feel too many children are diagnosed with | | | | Do you desire to escape from the ADHD nightmare |
| this disorder who don't really have it and don't need to | | | | and go back to a time when things were calm and |
| be put on drugs. They just either need more | | | | normal. Escape the cycle of drugs and regain a |
| attention at home, more discipline and help to excel | | | | sense of control. Do your research on ADHD |
| there energy in more positive, creative ways. I am | | | | alternative treatments. Ask yourself the questions- |
| not judging any parents out there but let's be realistic, | | | | Does my child have ADHD? |
| today's society is so busy that alot of parents take the | | | | Let's stop making our children zombies and chemically |
| easy way out insteady of dealing with the issues with | | | | dependent. |
| the children head on. Take for example, the popular | | | | |