ADHD doesn't exist and drugs do more harm than good

iolo said:
If you got any good out of it, I am pleased, but that doesn't mean everyone should be so treated, surely? People differ hugely, and I know that my teachers would have had me drugged up to the eyeballs if they could have got away with it - and I might have made, if I were very lucky, a low-level prison guard. It takes all sorts, Cawacko!
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So it would have helped you, by actually making you employable. :good4u:
 
Abraxas said:
  • After 50 years in practice Dr Saul says there is no such thing as ADHD
  • Improving your diet, exercising and sleeping more can alleviate symptoms
By Dr Richard Saul


PUBLISHED: 00:26, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:23, 11 March 2014

Distracted, fidgeting and squirming in his seat, the 13-year-old boy in my consulting room was exhibiting all the classic signs of an attention disorder. His desperate mother hoped that I could do something for her son, who had become sluggish and unfocused at school, did not seem to care that his academic performance was declining, and claimed to feel 'too tired' for sport, which he used to enjoy. He had been diagnosed with ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - and been taking medication for a year but, to the despair of his teachers and mother, his behaviour had not improved at all.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ine-causes-drugs-harm-good.html#ixzz2veUVfRst
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There is a possible genetic component in having ADHD, see the following:

"Specific gene studies have produced good evidence linking certain genes to the disorder, particularly the dopamine D4 (DRD4) and dopamine D5 (DRD5) genes. However, it is difficult to implicate any specific gene in ADHD “beyond reasonable doubt,” due to the diversity and complexity of the condition.

Dr. Tobias Banaschewski of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, Germany, explains that, “Twin and adoption studies show ADHD to be highly heritable.” He writes, “In recent years, a large number of studies on different candidate genes for ADHD have been published. Most have focused on genes involved in the dopaminergic neurotransmission system.”

See Reference:http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-genetics-of-adhd/0003789

Although it's not conclusive, there is a strong genetic component and upon reading the article although I agree with the doctor on the misdiagnosis of behavioral problems and labeling them as attention-deficient with hyperactivity, and although I'm aware of the iron deficiency that correlates to physical and behavioral problems I do not think his study is conclusive. One has to wonder if the doctor looked heavily at the neuroplasticity of children with these behavioral issues.
 
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