THOMAS KISH was thinking about Re: Help! Ideas Needed. and keyed into 
cyberspace:
TK>-> LOGAN RICH was thinking about Re: Help! Ideas Needed. and keyed
TK>-> into cyberspace:
TK>-> LR> JK> Oh yes, stop drugging the school kids for administrative
TK>-> LR>convenience.
TK>-> LR> this quote should written backwards on the foreheads of
TK>-> LR>administrators :)
TK>-> How about a little real proof that this is so? Jane could never
TK>-> provide it, just some ramblings she re-posts all the time.
TK>I'm not agreeing or disagreeing Jane's statement, since I have no
TK>first hand information,
That never stops Jane, why should you let it bother you?? :)
 but since teachers and administrators can not
TK>write prescriptions for any medication let alone stimulants, let's
TK>put the blame where it belongs. IT FALLS ON THE SHOULDERS OF DOCTORS,
TK>who for one reason or another, fail to do proper testing and
TK>screenings.  Just because a teacher or parent says they think a
TK>student has ADD/ADHD, doesn't mean that the doctor should forget
TK>about the testing.  I mean how many people heard about this disorder 
thr
TK>ough a quick news bit, or a magazine acticle?  What is overlooked in
TK>most cases is the fact that everyone has some ADD/ADHD traits, but in
TK>a person with this disorder these traits are much more pronounced
TK>than in a so called normal person. 
True, but many regular pediatricians have taken the time to get the 
information needed to make a proper diagnosis. Not everyone in the US 
lives near a teaching hospital.
               The Few. The Proud. The Chosen.
                     markprobe@aol.com
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