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| Yes | 85% | 1201 votes | Total: 1416 votes | |
| No | 15% | 215 votes |
Yes
Created on: July 26, 2007
ADD AND ADHD
"Attention-Deficit/Hype ractivity Disorder (ADHD) is generally considered to be a developmental
Created on: September 13, 2007
Society is quick to slap the label of attention deficit disorder on any child who can't sit still and
Created on: January 24, 2008
Children and Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder is defined as a marked inability to
Created on: July 25, 2009
Suffer The Little Children
As a mother of three boys who will probably take over the world
by Chris Reich
Created on: June 27, 2007
Diet...Environment..Structu re , before you put your child on the medication used to treat ADD and ADHD
Created on: June 14, 2009 Last Updated: July 12, 2009
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) has become a generalized
by Alisha Link
Created on: February 06, 2008
There are many reasons why I believe ADD/ADHD is being over diagnosed in children, specifically in boys.
Created on: June 09, 2007 Last Updated: February 07, 2012
YES! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT MAY JUST BE HIS COCOA PUFFS!
My son was mis-diagnosed by his teacher and I was
Created on: October 25, 2008 Last Updated: October 10, 2009
"What's in a name? That which we call ADHD by any other name is misbehaviour!." With apologies to Romeo
by Mario Carini
Created on: June 09, 2007 Last Updated: July 21, 2008
Children are naturally active. They need to play and expend their energies productively. They're curious
by Michelle C
Created on: July 23, 2007
Yes, yes absolutely and unequivocally yes! A.D.H.D. is grossly over diagnosed in our children. I say
Created on: November 16, 2008 Last Updated: January 02, 2009
To every problem there is usually an answer that is short, simple and wrong. This is a process that
Created on: October 31, 2007
Are children in North America over-diagnosed with ADD? You can bet they are! Every day it would seem
by Rebekah King
Created on: June 08, 2007
Children are active by nature. Some are more active than others. Part of the problem may well be pharmaceutical
by Rose Conrad
Created on: November 17, 2007
The question are children overdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder, has only one answer for me,
by Lore'
Created on: August 16, 2007
There is no doubt. A typical test to determine if a child has ADHD is as follows:
1. Take a child in
by TRL
Created on: October 20, 2008 Last Updated: October 21, 2008
Speaking out as a mother of a son who came close to being labeled another "ADD" student, I chose to
Created on: October 30, 2007
Most children are hyper by nature, they tend to have allot of energy to burn and sometimes that can
by Ryan Morgan
Created on: September 19, 2007
ADD: An Unfair Advantage?
When Marilyn Healy was 9 years old, her behavior changed so dramatically that
by Ethel Smith
Created on: June 09, 2007
You will probably guess from my views that I am an older writer. However I have thought about this subject,
No
by Agent G
Created on: July 22, 2009
ADHD is the most common neurobehavioral disorder affecting children and adolescents. ADHD affects an
Created on: June 27, 2007
As a teacher I have been often asked about my views on ADHD. There is no doubt that a good deal of mislabeling
by Irene Graham
Created on: May 02, 2009 Last Updated: May 04, 2009
When I saw this title, my first answer was no, then as I think about this debate, I could actually debate
Created on: October 18, 2008
I was one of those parents who believed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) was just a
by Tommy-Theegg
Created on: June 08, 2007
I will start off by saying that I agree completely with everything Ms. Deplume said. Although many people
by Julie L
Created on: February 14, 2008
ADHD! Those four little letters. I do not believe that ADHD is over diagnosed in children. My husband
by Criss Cox
Created on: June 08, 2007
We need to ask a different question - whether a child (or an adult) is diagnosed as ADD/ADHD is one
Created on: January 11, 2008
ADD, is it over diagnosed? My answer is a definite no!
At age 5 my step son was a proverbial loaded spring,
Created on: July 10, 2007
To me the question of over diagnosis isn't the problem, Doctors and child psychologists can give a child
by Diane Mccain
Created on: June 09, 2007
We, the parents of the ADD, ADHD disorder rarely need a diagnostician to confirm what we already know.
by Micah Reeves
Created on: June 24, 2007
According to Wikipedia.com, Attention-Deficit/Hyperacti vity Disorder (ADHD) is generally considered
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