Meds for my son

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Back in the day, what did they do with kids before all these drugs?

I was diagnosed "Hyperactive" and Dyslexic. "Hyperactive" was the old term for what is now ADHD.

I got Ritalin back then and I think the dosage was higher than now. not sure but it seems that way.

I also knew several kids that were much like me but were just treated as behavioral problems. They ended up in Jail and I didnt.

[drummerboy_dave]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I was diagnosed "Hyperactive" and Dyslexic. "Hyperactive" was the old term for what is now ADHD.

I got Ritalin back then and I think the dosage was higher than now. not sure but it seems that way.

I also knew several kids that were much like me but were just treated as behavioral problems. They ended up in Jail and I didnt.

That's so very interesting.

They say that the rates of diagnosis for ADD, ADHD, and PDD's are increasing dramaticly. I think the cases were always there but they were missed more often than not. Subsequently, the child grows into an adult without the ability of "self control" and the behaviour problems escalate into criminal activity. I have great empathy for these kids.

All I can say to a cynic; is that I hope they temper their skepticism with gratitude, that they and theirs don't have a developmental disorder.