| Is being diagnosed with ADD an excuse for inability to | | | | then is that really a disorder? It would seem to me, that |
| stay in school or for committing burglary? Recently, this | | | | is survival of the fittest dictates that fidgety children |
| subject came up at the Online Think Tank when a | | | | would have an extreme advantage to not being eaten |
| gentleman contacted us to discuss this issue. He had | | | | by a predator, so why would this be a disorder, it |
| left school, but later was arrested for breaking and | | | | seems an advantage to me or in past times. |
| entering. | | | | It's very good that the gentleman in question did not |
| Well, I read an interesting book, actually I think it was an | | | | blame schools for his choices, crimes and has taken |
| audio tape; "Living on Prozac" and this was back in | | | | responsibility for it. I liked his positive attitude about the |
| 2001 or so that I read it, do not remember when the | | | | whole thing, when he stated that he was thrown in |
| book was written but it was indicating the problems | | | | prison and spent his time reading, later calling it; "Free |
| that 17% of the population was on Prozac, I have no | | | | education!" Yes, that's funny and with that humor, he |
| idea what it is now. But I do understand that those | | | | also got to live in a "gated community," and well, I know |
| who are on it have completely changed their thinking. | | | | it took me all my life to work up to being able to buy |
| Thus, I question much of the diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, | | | | into a gated community. |
| etc. If a kid has high energy and cannot sit still in class, | | | | |