Fellow Adders I just read a troubling article about the ADHD ‘scheme’. This article tells of a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry, basically saying that they have expanded this disorder (ADHD) to sell their medicine to as many children as possible, even normal children.

Reading this article a couple quotes stand out to me:

“Of US children aged 8 to 15 years, 8.7%, an estimated 2.4 million, meet DSM-IV criteria for ADHD—according to a report by Archives of Pediatrics.”

First—who cares about the report? Hopefully you do, but why do you care? That’s for you to know and you can tell us if you like. For the purpose of this article, I will tell you what I think

As I stated in my previous article: I believe that ADD/ADHD is ‘’’under’’’ diagnosed! I have thought of a few major reasons for under diagnosis. These reasons are not, in any manner, the limit; however, they probably make up a significant portion of the under diagnosed population.

This is what I think:

I think ADD/ADHD is “-under-“diagnosed. I think there are far, far more suffers out there that have no idea why they act and think the way they do and what’s worse is that many of those suffers might have already been explained what ADD/ADHD is, but would rather suffer than admit they have such a thing. So taboo! So can’t be! Oh no, not me, can’t be—stigmas are powerful things. It can be even worse than that, what if a child is diagnosed with ADD/ADHD and the parents can’t bring themselves to agree with the diagnosis and the poor kid grows up without proper assistance? Unfortunately,

Well, it seems the debate is finally over! ADHD is a real disease:

There are doctors out there, parents even, who call ADD and ADHD fraud! As a person with ADD I find the information they are selling and trying to spread insulting. My sole purpose with this web site and the book about my life’s story is to help spread understanding about ADD and ADHD. It’s important to me and probably everyone else with either ADD or ADHD. I grew up with undiagnosed ADD and it wasn’t what I would call fun and most certainly not easy. With understanding of what ADD ADHD is and how it affects people of all ages we can do more, be better and live life to our full potential. Most importantly there is assistance out there and with diagnosis we can get it. However, thanks to doctors and even parents who would rather, in my opinion, profit on disillusion and misunderstanding are spreading rumors and fears that ADD ADHD is not real and never was, we are set back in society even further. This is why a lot of people do not seek help, because of misinformation and misrepresentation.