Originally posted by /^Blackmagik^\
i think that there are two types of children with ADHD: the child whose parents don't have the patience to deal with them so they have their child drugged to make them more managable, and the child who can't concentrate because the subject matter being taught in schools isn't put in a format that interests them or just isn't being taught at their level.
These are what I would say are the two types of children who don't necessarily have true ADHD but still "benefit" (which is debatable) from the treatment.
What I'm talking about is neither of these: the people who can't concentrate on anything, not just school work. Like I said before with my example of the ADHD camper I had to look after--it wasn't that he was daydreaming and not doing his school work. In his daily goings on he simply could not focus on anything. This is what actual ADHD is like and while it obviously affects a child's obedience and performance in school, it is not limited to those areas. You're not acknowledging that this type of person even exists and I'm saying I've had first hand experience dealing with it.
The cases of over-application of the treatment for ADHD do indeed exist but that doesn't mean the disorder itself does not exist.