-=> Quoting MARK PROBERT to REGINA FINAN <=-
 MP> RF{ I just talked to a friend of mine who is going to school as a
 MP> RF{ substance abuse counselor.  She also has a really interesting book
 MP> RF{ about all the disorders from ADHD to substance abuse.  She is
 MP> being RF{ taught that although both alcohol and ADHD have a chemical
 MP> imbalance RF{ in common there is no proof at this time they are related
 MP> in any way RF{ other than the fact I mentioned above and also the fact
 MP> the ADHD RF{ people have a tendency to abuse alcohol or drugs for
 MP> self-medication RF{ perposes.  I will be going over this book as it has
 MP> the criteria for RF{ many disorders.  I thought I would bring this to
 MP> the attention that RF{ this is what is being taught in the modern
 MP> school on ADHD. 
 MP> I said this months ago. ADHDers seek self medication.
 Yeppers, I remember that.  I posted this so people understood that it is
 something they are still teaching today.  It took me a while to understand
 this one though.  It didn't seem to make sense.  When my daughter was
 abusing alcohol (she never got physically addicted), they told me it was
 to cover up what she felt was her inadeqencies.  That she could not handle
 her personal problems.  This came from professionals working with children
 and alcohol or drugs.  After doing more research, I found out it she 
robably
 is ADHD, but never diagnosed.  She is suppose to be manic depressive, but
 it is not severe.  In high school a hospital said she had an impulse 
disorder.
 Putting it all together today, I understand it more.  Unfortunately, these
 professionals think because you are a parent you can't understand alot.  So
 they give you bits and pieces without giving a whole picture or diagnosis.
 Of course we are talking almost 10 years ago, when it knew something was
 wrong, but didn't get real answers.  Nor did I know how.
 Regina
... A feature is a bug with seniority.
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