PARENTS PRESSURED BY SCHOOL FOR ADHD LABEL AND MEDICATION V B wrote: Dr. Baughman, I agree with your opinions on the web site regarding the ADHD fraud in this country. My son has been diagnosed by 2 out of 5 Psychiatrists as being Attention Deficit. [Fred… Read more »

CHILD TAKES HERSELF OFF RITALIN AND PROVES MISDIAGNOSIS GB wrote. Dr. B: For a child who has “ADHD” and was diagnosed with “attention deficit problems”. My daughter has taken herself off Ritalin voluntarily and got 7 A’s and 2 B’s in her 7th grade class and is on … Read more »

Don’t Call Her An Airhead http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/InYourHead/allinyourhead_53.html Attention Disorder Strikes Girls As Hard As Boys Girls with ADHD showed much higher rates of certain psychological and behavior problems, like depression and smoking, when compared to healthy girls. (Marco Doelling/ABCNEWS.com) By Claudine Chamberlain In any discussion… Read more »

Dumbind Down our Children with Drugs. G…b@aol.com wrote: I am elated to hear that something is finally being done about this. It is tragically too late for many victims of this scam. My daughter was smart, bullheaded, enough not to take her medicine. She and I… Read more »

MOTHER OF A SON, 14, WITHOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS Jodi wrote: Dr. Baughman: My son was diagnosed with “ADHD” when he was in first grade. He has struggled in school all of his life so far, and he will be fourteen in March. He has been tested, re-tested,… Read more »