Thursday, June 29, 2006

A.D.H.D. = All Down to His Dad

Perform the following experiment:

Go and find a G.P. Ask them if they have ever seen a kid that they genuinely felt (as opposed to the hundreds whom they will have diagnosed simply to get the parent out of the room) had ADHD from a family which made them take regular outdoor exercise, fed them a healthy diet, insisted on good manners at all times, sent them to bed at a sensible hour and refused to indulge their every whim.

Now count the fingers on one hand and let me know which number is greater.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

GPs cannot diagnose ADHD - they must refer children to a paediatrician or mental health specialist. It is a long and painful process for parents, as I found to my cost when my son was diagnosed.
I'd like to add myself to the list of parents who are trying to bring up their children to be healthy, well-manner, responsible members of society.
ADHD is a medical condition, would you be as dismissive of other conditions, such as epilepsy or diabetes?

Anonymous said...

My husband's a GP_ they can and do diagnose ADHD_ but they usually paa them on to a specialist. I'm a secondary teacher and we've got loads of these kids running around. Some have got something wrong with them and should be in Special Schools (We've got enough on our plate as it is)
Many just use it as a 'Get out of Jail Free card'

Anonymous said...

If ADHD is a genuine condition (my personal jury's out on this one)and not just a fancy label given to children who do not want to behave well, then I am sure the number who have it is really very small.

Anonymous said...

Sometimes it's a genuine condition, however a paediatrician friend of mine commented that frequently what it boiled down to was that "lower class" children were "badly behaved", whilst "upper class" children "had ADHD".

Anonymous said...

The parents on our local sink estate swap tips on which GP is the softest touch for a referral to get an ADHD diagnosis. Then they can claim Disability Benefits for their little horror.

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