Why is "ADD" called a disorder, let alone "treated"?

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I would also like to add, that alot of these "problems" children have are a direct result of their own parents behavior. Whether it is too much attention or lack thereof, kids today are incapable of fending for themselves and thus need drugs to divert the attention away from the actual problem-- that they are not equipped to handle lifes problems.
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Can't help but feel you are conusing a wider mailaise within society with a very specific condition. I got NO breaks from parents who had been exposed to and obvercome real hardship or teachers (my school was identical with the one portrayed in Pink Floyd's The Wall) and am glad that at least there is some recognition of the fact that this is a condition.
 
Quote from Joab:

Treating Autism, ADD or any other behavioral disorder with drugs is tantamount to torture and these people should be hung by the rafters.

My girlfriend had an autistic little boy who now after 13 years of hard work, diet modification and various exercises is almost completely (99%) functional.

He is an incredible kid and she worked extremely hard and persisted but it all paid off.

Drugging people is just an excuse because the people that are treating them are too lazy and do not care enough to work hard and educate themselves to find answers.

Autism / ADD can be treated and cured if you have the will and strength.
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Agree with much of this, but it seems difficult to become completely sympton free for any great length of time. It comes and goes depending on how much effort you are putting in to counter it but also it seems on a cycle beyond the control of that effort. Sometimes when I read out loud I slur my words and stumble, other times I read aloud like some senior scholar.
 
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Agree with much of this, but it seems difficult to become completely sympton free for any great length of time. It comes and goes depending on how much effort you are putting in to counter it but also it seems on a cycle beyond the control of that effort. Sometimes when I read out loud I slur my words and stumble, other times I read aloud like some senior scholar.
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I am not saying that autism is not a disorder-- it most certainly is-- and that I don't know enough about it to comment cogently on treatment options. The OP was talking about ADHD, and someone else brought up OCD, which IMO are not physical disorders but rather learned conditions.
 
American parents don't educate their children anymore.
They allow them to do whatever they want to and no wonder why the kids become wild when they grow.
IMO ADD is not a disease, it's a way of making money, like many other disease US gov made up.
 
Quote from hilojack:

I am not saying that autism is not a disorder-- it most certainly is-- and that I don't know enough about it to comment cogently on treatment options. The OP was talking about ADHD, and someone else brought up OCD, which IMO are not physical disorders but rather learned conditions.
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I was actually talking about ADHD most of the time. It can frequently occurr with Autism - specifically Aspergers Syndrome.

While there is no doubt in my mind that ADD/ADHD exists as a condition, specifically a "profile" (as opposed to disorder", I also agree that ADHD has become something of a catch all for attitudes and behaviours that are not ADD and are parentally correctable.
 
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Agree with much of this, but it seems difficult to become completely sympton free for any great length of time. It comes and goes depending on how much effort you are putting in to counter it but also it seems on a cycle beyond the control of that effort. Sometimes when I read out loud I slur my words and stumble, other times I read aloud like some senior scholar.
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That's were the Faith in God part comes in. :)

You have to believe that it is possible first.

Next, you have to build in a pattern that solves problems that are out of contexts that he/she is familiar with.

If the problem is repetitive behavior, why not make the repetitive behavior "problem solving" :)

It requires some thinking to each specific case but you get the point.
 
Lets not forget that it all boils down to sensory issues from mild to severe and different in every single case....

I have a son who was Dx's with autism at 3; pdd-nos at 4 1/2 and now is 6 and kicking ass and taking names...quirky little mo-fo...I had to teach him how to make friends from scratch...from the way to approach a kid to how to defend himself. every single step...smart, picky eater, super memory, not really inclined to do sports ( i had him in soccer for 1 year didnt really like it ), not once did i ever consider giving him any drugs, after years of speech and OT he is as close to NT as can be...and to be quite hoonest it wouldnt matter to me; id still be there teaching him right from wrong with the same dedication.

It is easy to blame the parent when one has not gone through the emotions and hardships this brings to a family and is ignorant to the degree of which a kid is on the spectrum ( they are just like NT kids all different ). The bottom line is that it has not one thing to do with how a parent raises that kid ( unless of course you tear down his self esteem ); it all boils down to how mild or severe his sensory issues are...so please dont be quick to judge those that have used medication for every case is different and unique. In severe cases there is no way no how one can go without medication....


p.s. Binary thank you soo much for your post...peace and good lucck
 
Growing up I was an ADD/ADHD child. I drove my parents crazy. My doctor and teachers all wanted me on drugs but my parents never gave in. To this day I am very happy they didnt. Because the not being able to "focus" is a blessing and a curse. Once you are forced to deal with it you learn to use it to your advantage. I multitask all day every day, I don't spend a lot of time on one thing, even trading. I check quotes and positions about every hour (forex) and have essentially moved to a time frame that lets me leave when I want.

As an adult I still have a ton of energy and do high intensity workouts every single day(lift weights or run 10 miles+).
 
Quote from ElCubano:

It is easy to blame the parent when one has not gone through the emotions and hardships this brings to a family and is ignorant to the degree of which a kid is on the spectrum ( they are just like NT kids all different ). The bottom line is that it has not one thing to do with how a parent raises that kid ( unless of course you tear down his self esteem ); it all boils down to how mild or severe his sensory issues are...so please dont be quick to judge those that have used medication for every case is different and unique. In severe cases there is no way no how one can go without medication....


p.s. Binary thank you soo much for your post...peace and good lucck
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Agree absolutely, especially about blaming the parents. My parents were just not the people I could have learned my former bad attitudes from. I actually find some of the comments made here by people who clearly do not have this in themselves or their family to be irritating and offensive.
 
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