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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 485520" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Yes, I think there are many doctors who are very quick to write scripts. I think some of them realize that some parents are so desperate they will Dr shop until they find a Dr who will write a script for their kid. </p><p></p><p>I think that we live in a culture that is hooked on 'normal' and well behaved children 24/7. I think we've been fooled into believing that if we put our children into organized, scheduled sports, that will be sufficient to burn off energy so they will behave and be less fidgety the rest of the time.</p><p></p><p>I think that twenty years ago, ADD/ADHD was the popular diagnosis, next came bi-polar, anxiety and depression in record numbers among our children and now AS is the big one. I do not think it's a coincidence that as mass media and technology has BOOOMED that more and more children are being diagnosis'd with these disorders. They are spending less and less time outdoors in free play, creating and using strategic thinking skill. </p><p></p><p>I know there are kids with true diagnosis, mine included. But when is the last time you heard a dr offer some natural solutions for ADHD? When is the last time your dr suggested looking at diet, supplements, sleep habits, etc?</p><p></p><p>My difficult child was on medications. I can honestly say that she needed some of them, but in retrospect, I think there may have been one or two we should have skipped. Especially now, after learning so much about brain development, I wonder if medicating a child with drugs that have only previously been used on adults doesn't mess with their brain's development, Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>So, like IC, I am pro-medications but only when it's absolutely necessary. I think doctors and parents should work together to use alternative methods whenever possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 485520, member: 2211"] Yes, I think there are many doctors who are very quick to write scripts. I think some of them realize that some parents are so desperate they will Dr shop until they find a Dr who will write a script for their kid. I think that we live in a culture that is hooked on 'normal' and well behaved children 24/7. I think we've been fooled into believing that if we put our children into organized, scheduled sports, that will be sufficient to burn off energy so they will behave and be less fidgety the rest of the time. I think that twenty years ago, ADD/ADHD was the popular diagnosis, next came bi-polar, anxiety and depression in record numbers among our children and now AS is the big one. I do not think it's a coincidence that as mass media and technology has BOOOMED that more and more children are being diagnosis'd with these disorders. They are spending less and less time outdoors in free play, creating and using strategic thinking skill. I know there are kids with true diagnosis, mine included. But when is the last time you heard a dr offer some natural solutions for ADHD? When is the last time your dr suggested looking at diet, supplements, sleep habits, etc? My difficult child was on medications. I can honestly say that she needed some of them, but in retrospect, I think there may have been one or two we should have skipped. Especially now, after learning so much about brain development, I wonder if medicating a child with drugs that have only previously been used on adults doesn't mess with their brain's development, Know what I mean?? So, like IC, I am pro-medications but only when it's absolutely necessary. I think doctors and parents should work together to use alternative methods whenever possible. [/QUOTE]
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