| The vast majority of Ritalin and Adderall
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| | problems, mild to high lead levels,
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| is given to school children in America to
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| | spinal problems, toxin exposures, carbon
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| treat an alleged disease called ADHD.
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| | monoxide poisoning, metabolic disorders,
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| Children who suffer from ADHD are said to
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| | genetic defects, sleeping disorders,
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| be inattentive, impulsive, and
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| | post-traumatic subclinical seizure
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| hyperactive. They often get bored easily
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| | disorder, high mercury levels, iron
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| in class, squirm in their seats, are
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| | deficiency, B-vitamin deficiencies (from
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| always on the go, or don't get along with
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| | poor diet), Tourette's syndrome, Sensory
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| other students or the teacher.
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| | Integration Dysfunction, early-onset
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| In other words, many children diagnosed
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| | diabetes, heart disease, cardiac
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| with ADHD may simply be bright, normal
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| | conditions, early-onset bipolar disorder,
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| kids, full of energy and bored out of
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| | worms, viral and bacterial infections,
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| their minds sitting in public-school
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| | malnutrition or improper diet, head
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| classrooms.
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| | injuries, lack of exercise, and many
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| In his testimony to the Pennsylvania
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| | others.
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| House Democratic Policy Committee, Bruce
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| | Because these medical conditions can
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| Wiseman, National President of the
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| | cause some or all of ADHD's symptoms, it
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| Citizens Commission on Human Rights,
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| | becomes next to impossible for any
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| stated that "thousands of children put on
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| | teacher, principal, or family doctor to
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| psychiatric drugs are simply 'smart.'" He
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| | claim with any certainty that a child has
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| quoted the late Sydney Walker, a
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| | ADHD. To be certain, a doctor would have
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| psychiatrist and neurologist, as saying,
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| | to test the child for all these other
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| "They're hyper not because their brains
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| | possible medical conditions. Since
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| don't work right, but because they spend
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| | parents or doctors rarely do this, every
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| most of the day waiting for slower
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| | diagnosis of ADHD is suspect, to say the
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| students to catch up with them. These
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| | least.
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| students are bored to tears, and people
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| | Any of these medical conditions, normal
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| who are bored fidget, wiggle, scratch,
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| | personality variations, emotional
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| stretch, and (especially if they are
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| | problems, or outside-the-classroom
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| boys) start looking for ways to get into
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| | stress-factors can disturb a child's
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| trouble."
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| | attention, natural enthusiasm, or desire
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| Boredom is not the only reason children
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| | to learn in class, and make the child
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| can exhibit symptoms of ADHD. Perfectly
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| | exhibit symptoms of ADHD. Yet, as
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| normal children who are over-active (have
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| | psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, author of
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| a lot of energy), rebellious, impulsive,
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| | "Talking Back To Ritalin," and director
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| day-dreamers, sensitive, undisciplined,
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| | of the International Center for the Study
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| bored easily (because they are bright),
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| | of Psychiatry and Psychology, notes,
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| slow in learning, immature, troubled (for
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| | "These are the types of [normal] children
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| any number of reasons), learning disabled
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| | who get diagnosed as suffering ADHD and
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| (dyslexia, for example), can also be
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| | who get subdued with stimulants and other
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| inattentive, impulsive, or hyperactive.
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| | medications."
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| Also, many factors outside the classroom
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| | Many reputable authorities, such as Dr.
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| can stress or emotionally affect
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| | Breggin, deny that ADHD, the disorder for
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| children. Some of these factors are: not
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| | which Ritalin is most commonly
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| getting love, closeness, or attention
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| | prescribed, even exists. Researchers have
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| from their parents; if a parent, friend,
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| | found no valid physical evidence of the
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| or sibling is sick or dies; if the
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| | disease or laboratory medical tests to
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| parents are divorcing and there is anger,
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| | prove it exists.
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| shouting, or conflict at home; domestic
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| | Parents, do not fall for the ADHD
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| violence at home; sexual, physical, or
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| | propaganda that public school authorities
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| emotional abuse by parents or siblings;
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| | are now attempting to force on you and
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| inattention and neglect at home;
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| | your children. While some children can
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| personality clashes with parents or
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| | have ADHD-type "symptoms" for various
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| siblings; envy or cruelty directed at a
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| | reasons, ADHD itself turns out to be a
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| child by classmates or by siblings at
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| | bogus or unproven disease. Many public
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| home, and many other factors.
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| | schools now use this bogus disease as a
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| Also, many other medical conditions can
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| | convenient excuse to pressure parents to
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| cause children to mimic some or all of
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| | give their normal but bored or
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| ADHD's symptoms. Some of these conditions
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| | high-energy children mind-altering drugs.
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| are: Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar),
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| | I also urge you to read Dr. Breggin's
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| allergies, learning disabilities, hyper
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| | book, "Talking Back To Ritalin.
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| or hypothyroidism, hearing and vision
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