In article >,
BlueBrooke > wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:55:25 +1300, Miche > wrote:
>
> >We exist, and there are more of us than you think.
>
> I'm not saying you don't exist. I'm saying there aren't as many as
> statistics would have us believe.
>
> If you want to see an ADHD kid in every other seat, that's up to you.
> I prefer not to find something wrong with every kid.
>
> Sometimes, a kid is just a kid, not a "patient."

I'm not disputing that and I certainly don't see "an ADHD kid in every
other seat". In fact I tell parents with kids who show ADHD tendencies
not to get them tested _unless it's causing significant problems_.

I just can't help thinking how much better my life would have been if
I'd been diagnosed before my mid-30s.

I don't think "overdiagnosis" is the right word. I think the word to
use is "misdiagnosis". There are lot of kids who are being treated for
ADHD who aren't, sure (and there are other treatments besides
medication), but there are also a whole lot of kids who _do_ have ADHD
who _aren't_ being treated.

Miche

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