Thread: ADHD

i heard a bit on the ABC radio tonight a discussion on adhd, heard all sorts of theoris and such but what got me thinking, it seems every little mongrel kid here is diagnosed with this shit, my thought was, is there as much prevolince of this in asia or not, if not could it be diet, yea i know there is more shit food in the west,i just don,t remmember kids being such arseoles like today when i was young, mind you if i carried on, i like many of my peers got a boot up the arse, so what do you reckon diet or?

What's "ADHD"?

don't know but it sounds like the OP is describing Attention deficit disorder.

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I was about to look it up for you but I was busy doing something else and then I forgot about it

Originally Posted by nedwalk

so what do you reckon diet or?

Modern PC parenting might be a contributary factor. When I was a kid, if I acted a twat my old man twatted me, seemed to work OK.

In Europe they seem to have narrowed it down to certain food colouring.

When I lived in UK our neighbours kid was affected - grasshopper mind and hyperactive .
Doctor advised - no highly coloured food - mainly drinks and M&M's (Smarties)that were yellow- blue or violent green. Something to do with the artificial - but legal- dyes used .
It worked - he calmed down within a week or so .
It was proved when my lad who was the same age - about 7 - shared some of his Smarties with him - he went apeshit for a couple of days !

The point is - how many kids do you see when they come out of school on the back of their mums motorbike with a cup of some gross yellow/green / blue drink ??? Hmmmmm could be a start !

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

But kids are kids. I don't think they should be over-medicated just because school teachers can't handle them. Or don't understand them.

Very good points. What's interesting is that this so-called "disorder' is much more prevalent in boys than girls. Someone observed that boys rarely have an attention deficit problem when they are playing football after school. They all of a sudden become very focused. When they're glued to desks for 6 hours learning grammar and algebra this disorder suddenly appears. I'm also guessing that almost every creative genius in history showed signs of this "disorder".

^ Agreed, the sudden epidemic says more about schools, society and the drugs industry than it does about children, imho.

was along my thoughts also, although i reckon diet [processed food] plays a major factor,30-40 years ago we at a lot more home grown meals as i stated earlier i don,t recall kids misbehaviour, perhaps the bleeding hearts intervention of not correcting childrens behaviour also leads the kids just running amok, they are set no boundaries..i,m just glad i have finished my parenting phase of life! now its all about me