| Your school will receive $400 if your child is diagnosed | | | | injurieso Parents are seldom home or too busy to pay |
| with ADHD. In 1991 federal rules were adopted granting | | | | attentiono Unsafe schoolo Unsafe home environmento |
| US schools $400 for each child diagnosed with ADHD. | | | | Domestic violence in the homeo Corporal punishment |
| It is unknown whether this program extends to all US | | | | at homeo Corporal punishment at school-even though |
| school districts or if there is additional state aid included. | | | | your child has not been subjected to corporal |
| The US Dept. of Education in 1991 also issued a formal | | | | punishment the fact your child knows it exists creates |
| recognition of ADHD as a debilitating condition and | | | | anxiousnesso Talking with a friend/student, who has |
| ordered state education departments to screen | | | | been subjected to corporal punishment at school-the |
| students and give ADHD cases special services. | | | | shame, humiliation, anger and fear is automatically felt |
| Not surprising, the number of children diagnosed with | | | | At best the diagnosis of ADHD is sloppy and |
| ADHD increased dramatically. There has never been a | | | | subjective. If the government is willing to award |
| diagnostic test which locates a chemical or biological | | | | schools with money for such diagnoses, the money |
| root cause for ADHD. Thus, there is no proof that | | | | machine will continue to churn. And your child is a |
| ADHD as a distinct clinical dysfunction exists. | | | | pawn. Traditional Western Medicine (TWM) is |
| This phenomenon was quite apparent as my | | | | unconcerned about the root cause of any physical |
| psychologist colleagues began 'specializing' in treating | | | | dysfunction. TWM has become a lucrative cash cow, |
| children with ADHD-with anger management and | | | | which was easy to set up. The government |
| programs designed to teach children to focus-i.e. | | | | established standards and you the consumer/pawn |
| behavior modification. Their practices soon had waiting | | | | feed money into the front end. The government, |
| lists and a never ending stream of clients. | | | | pharmaceutical companies, doctors and school |
| There is no government program that awards | | | | administration all make money at yours and your child's |
| bonuses for each student who passes standardized | | | | expense. |
| tests with A's. Yet, the government will pay the school | | | | Ritalin-a cheap form of speed, gives the appearance |
| $400 for every child diagnosed with ADHD. Does this | | | | of focusing the users attention-is the drug of choice to |
| seem like a bribe, an incentive or both? | | | | treat ADHD. |
| Many reasons for misdiagnoses highlighted at the | | | | Check the side effects of Ritalin. Do you want your |
| congressional hearing included an inability to read, | | | | child to suffer these side effects?o Reduced appetite |
| problems at home and schools cutting out recess. Until | | | | - Dangerous for developing childreno Rebound: Some |
| the federal Child Medication Safety Act of 2003, a bill | | | | children are given short acting methylphenidate or |
| designed to protect children and their parents from | | | | amphetamine experience irritability or depression for an |
| being forced into administrating psychotropic | | | | hour as the stimulant wears offo Headacheo Jittery |
| medication to attend school, there were various | | | | feelingo Gastrointestinal upseto Sleep difficulty - a |
| reports of teachers and other school staff pushing the | | | | sleep inducing drug is usually prescribedo Irritabilityo |
| diagnoses of ADHD in students. | | | | Depression - tricyclic antidepressants, bupropion |
| Many parents will counter that their child definitely has | | | | (Wellbutrin) and atomoxetine (Strattera) and prozac |
| a problem-unable to sit still, wanders around, talks out | | | | are prescribedo Anxietyo Blood glucose changeso |
| of turn, difficulty concentrating, does not listen or | | | | Increased blood pressure - meds to counteract the |
| respond as expected. But does this mean ADHD | | | | increase in blood pressure is prescribedo Tics and |
| exists? | | | | stereotyped (repetitive) movementso Psychosis or |
| Children naturally go through maturation stages-such | | | | paranoia - antipsychotic drugs are prescribedo |
| as: unable to sit still, walking around, excitement about | | | | Seizureso Sudden Death - although rare sudden death |
| giving an answer or impatient to wait their turn, difficulty | | | | is a side effect |
| concentrating, selective listening-do these natural | | | | In looking at the issues/symptoms, which are inherent in |
| maturation stages constitute ADHD, or any label? | | | | children, who are diagnosed with ADHD, there are |
| There are other possible factors that can cause | | | | obvious remedies-better diet, non-violence at home |
| children to have the symptoms labeled ADHD:o | | | | and school, etc. Why then does the medical profession |
| Chemicals and dyes in foodo Food sensitivities and | | | | resort to such drastic measures? Using drugs for |
| allergieso Excess sugar intakeo Poor nutrition-junk and | | | | ADHD is analagus to killing a fly with an elephant gun. |
| fast food as standard food plano Vaccineso | | | | Remember-TWM is an official sanctioned cash |
| Prescription drugs-antibiotics, allergy/asthma medication, | | | | machine, therein lies your answer. |
| flu shots, etc.o Heavy metalso Poor teaching-chaotic | | | | Source: Tom De Weese NewsWithViews. |
| class room, child bored with redundancyo Head | | | | |