(written July, 2011)
What is A.D.H.D.? Is it a real disorder? Is it a reason for doctors to prescribe children amphetamines, such as Adderall and Ritalin? Definitely not. A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder) and A.D.H.D. (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are basically the same idea. They are the categorization of symptoms, such as hyperactivity and inability to concentrate. Hyperactive is how children SHOULD be. They are children. They should be given time to go play outside. Not given amphetamines. Also known as "speed," amphetamines are drugs with high abuse potential. Many have crashed out on these drugs, unable to deal with their addictions. Adderall and Ritalin sell big on the streets. Do parents really want their kids selling their pills at school? Do their really want their kids talking on the playground about how they take speed everyday so they will "act normal"? Meth addicts use meth everyday to normalize. It is often that the type of parents who allow this are severely judgmental and austere in their opinions of their kids. To them, their kids are never smart enough in school, and they are too hyper. How do they get their kids to be quiet? They feed them speed. They agree with the idea of how it, over time, evens out the brain chemistry, so that the child will calm and focus. Antidepressants and other out-of-bounds drugs have also been prescribed to children. All of these drugs are notorious for massive side effects. Any health problem is possibly a side effect with these drugs. Only a few are explained in prescription handout information. The parent brings the child to the doctor. They read from a checklist of symptoms and place it side-by-side with patients. This can be a regular medical doctor, who cannot possibly have learned the entirety of anatomy and psychology. The parent will surely criticize the child, in order to explain their so-called problems. It is often that criticism will be part of the reason the child may act out, or be behind in school. Being slower at assignments than some of the class does absolutely not mean the child has a brain problem that requires speed. Many do not keep up with their assignments for various reasons, such as abusive homelife, boredom, not being challenged enough, and discomfort in the school environment. Also, not everyone learns information the same way. People require different approaches. It cannot be expected of a child to just pick up a book and automatically learn everything they are told to learn. Many feel that being told that they must learn something, by a certain time, is counterproductive. If the perfectionist, unsupportive parent tells the child that they have learning difficulties because of the completely imaginary A.D.H.D. disease, they may very well have a harder time learning the topic. Children need support from their parents. Instead of feeding their children speed, these parents need to find a different approach. Proper diet, taking them outside in the sunshine (instead of letting them always be on a computer, phone, or watching television) are a few things they definitely need to try. The child is not the person with the problem here. It is the parent's judgmental attitude that is a form of abuse. To them, the child is too "this" and not enough "that." The child is thought to be too hyper and not intelligent enough. I'm sure that the same parents also believe that yelling at the child to "shut up," or worse, is a quick fix. It is outrageous that this dope would be handed out to children to pacify them and "make them smarter." This does not need to be going on. Saying these children have a brain problem and feeding them addictive speed is completely not acceptable. Some pets also are given Prozac and Valium. I'm sure they are given other inane drugs as well. Do we really need the youth making meth as their school science project? Methamphetamine is made from these kinds of pills. Stop giving hard drugs to them. Little kids do not need to be on amphetamines.
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