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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 413502" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>That's a very good question, actually.</p><p> </p><p>When husband and I were in the parenting class, one of the ladies in the same class had a son with ADHD. He came to class once, and if that's classic ADHD - WOW. Running in circles, refusing to sit still, or be redirected. The teacher asked if he was on medication and the lady said yes, but it had worn off. The poor woman could do <em>nothing</em>. I'm guessing he was around 4 years old.</p><p> </p><p>on the other hand, I still feel as though ADHD is over-diagnosis'd in the USA. But that is because I see "normal" kids, who run and jump and play - and don't always listen - and their parents and teachers insist they need to be drugged. I'm not sure that is always the case.</p><p> </p><p>If I were a child in America, right now, I'd be diagnosis'd too. The attention issue more than hyperactive...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 413502, member: 6705"] That's a very good question, actually. When husband and I were in the parenting class, one of the ladies in the same class had a son with ADHD. He came to class once, and if that's classic ADHD - WOW. Running in circles, refusing to sit still, or be redirected. The teacher asked if he was on medication and the lady said yes, but it had worn off. The poor woman could do [I]nothing[/I]. I'm guessing he was around 4 years old. on the other hand, I still feel as though ADHD is over-diagnosis'd in the USA. But that is because I see "normal" kids, who run and jump and play - and don't always listen - and their parents and teachers insist they need to be drugged. I'm not sure that is always the case. If I were a child in America, right now, I'd be diagnosis'd too. The attention issue more than hyperactive... [/QUOTE]
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