MK>Jane, you are generalizing, I am not saying that it doesn't happen, but to
MK>say every child who is diagnosed with ADD , is just a kid whose teachers
MK>don't know how to teach is being very narrow minded and wrong.  My child 
wen
MK>thru many doctors before we received a definitative diagnosis.  My son 
oes
MK>not act as a zombie on Ritalin.  Why did he go from 4 D's and 1 C, to 4 
's
MK>and 1 B after beginging Ritalin?  A zombie would not be able to think 
enough
MK>to gain those scores.
If you have followed my posts you would know that around 70% of the kids
who are diagnosed ADD don't come from families with alcoholism.
Howvever, what I have found so far on the net indicates that many
parents don't want Ritalin used on their children.  There are other
drugs such as Clonidine which are being tried instead.
Parents who are NOT from families with alcoholism are also trying
dietary measures, including the Feingold Diet which we don't hear much
about since the drugs took over treatment.
Instead of telling me what I don't know, why don't you get busy and get
into the net and find out for yourself the wealth of information that is
available today while you sit at home in front of your own computer?
 * SLMR 2.1a * My reality check just bounced.
            
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