41 Replies to “Girlz B Krazy?”

  1. I’ll probably take flack for this. But, IMO, ADHD doesn’t exist as an illness. It’s more reflective of bad behavior, bad role models, lack of discipline and in many case, just poor parenting. It’s, also, “diagnosed” most often when a child’s brain is most actively operating. There’s a reason why it’s easier for a youth to learn a foreign language as compared to a fully grown adult.

    But, don’t tell the drug companies that.

      1. Had a psychology prof, in the early ’80s, who was offered a lot of funding by a drug company if he would push a diagnosis of “chronic Ritalin deficiency”. Opened his eyes and he moved on to other areas of research.

    2. yes Orson, and you deserve to have your BULLSHIT slapped down. Most of us dyslexics have ADD or ADHD, and it is a real thing. Tho it is misdiagnosed often, and is used to push drugs, as Drs get bonuses, from drug companies, for selling drugs . I’v talked to quit a few dyslexics, and we all have similar issues. We also tend to be clowns, with hi IQ’s. My 2 daughters are dyslexic , as is one Great GD.
      Like a few others that post in here, don’t go down the road of ignorance, it doesn’t make one look good.

          1. stevie
            Hawkins, Jobs, Branson, Both Wright brothers, Bell, Einstein, JFK, Da Vinci, and a plethora of other intellects, dyslexics with Hi IQ’s , and yes, so have I.
            BTW; Trump also

    3. I’ll probably take flack for this … but my belief is closer to that of Tom Cruise, Beck, and Scientology … that most psychology is rubbish. And now … psychology is plumbing the depths of an all-new stupidity: “childhood trauma”. Psychos Puhleeze!

      I have a favorite aphorism that says: “nobody gets out alive”. And let me add to that … “nobody escapes trauma” … at all ages and any times. We ALL have to cope with a difficult existence. Even the families and parents who never fight, never, drink, and never say NO to their children are doing another kind of trauma to their kids … they are raising them in an unreal SOFT insular cocoon that will never serve them well in their later life.

      Fact is … that we are all different and all develop different coping mechanisms. That … is where psychology should focus … is on TRAINING children how to cope. Can’t focus in class? Try harder. And try different methods to improve your focus. The wonderful thing about humans is that we are capable of tremendous growth and potential. It’s only when humans give up … and focus on their victimhood … that will destroy a life.

      1. As my Granny said (quite matter of fact-ly):
        “You will eat a peck of dirt before you die.”

        Still a few drams to go…
        -Bad News

      2. Ken Gee
        Again you show your STUPIDITY on a topic you know nothing about, and are to stupid to get informed about!

        1. Let me guess … you were “diagnosed” as ADHD and dyslexia ? Just like Gavin Newsom who is “unable to read” … ohhhhhhhhhh mommmmaaaaa … but he is such a “creative” person. Marxist Puhleeze !!

    1. What a load of BS.
      FTA:
      “Actually, study after study has shown ADHD medications to be highly effective at curbing impulsivity and distractibility.”
      The level of “impulsivity and distractibility” is not something that should be “fixed” via medication.
      Look at what these aholes have done to education.
      Western society did fine for hundreds of years without this crap.
      Doping up kids is evil.

  3. I can remember being told years ago that if you’re loweer class, your child will be diagnosed with FAS, while if you’re middle or upper calss your child will be diagnosed with ADHD.

  4. Yeah, girls be crazy, as they’re the ones who want to dope up their pupils just so they don’t have to work as hard.
    Entitled teachers who cannot handle their pupils.

  5. You will find that a lot of people, especially kids, will act the way they think some would if they have what they are diagnosed with. And yes, there is also the selling medication factor.

  6. In Australia, schools get more funding the more students diagnosed with ADHD they have. A perverse incentive.

  7. Seems to me that the onset of the ‘ADHD’ epidemic coincided pretty closely to the end of school disciplinary action. I read something from a teacher once where she claimed that 2/3rds of her class were now ‘medicated’.

  9. Canadian schools also run on a funding model based on checking special boxes on the roll. Don’t think its enough incentive to go looking for the problems but it does fund specialized programs where numbers warrant.
    Two lads in our family. One sailed through school, the other in trouble already in kindergarten. Very keen on certain subjects but terrible time trying to read. Various professionals gladly took our money in exchange for meaningless reports. We finally discovered through friends going through similar issues that the problem was inability to regulate light.
    Got placement in darker parts of the class, dark glasses and grey translucent overlays for reading. Immediate improvement but at a cost of lost years and social awkwardness.
    Things better today but very unimpressed with a health and education complex which deals with thousands of kids in trouble but comes up short on the bigger picture.

  10. There’s a drug for all that ails you. They don’t work well and cause a host of other problems that will need pharmaceutical intervention but oh well.

  11. The rise of ADHD (and faux diagnosis of same in a society in which it’s socially rewarding to be afflicted with something)… coincided with screen time for kids. First TV, and now phones — the more screen time they get, the less likely their brains will develop focus.

    Of course, there are other environmental factors — such as affluence. In centuries past, just the lack of a reliable food supply pretty much put paid to luxury disorders.

      1. As I stated the OBVIOUS …

        Fact is … that we are all different and all develop different coping mechanisms. That … is where psychology should focus … is on TRAINING children how to cope. Can’t focus in class? Try harder.

        To suggest one is CONDEMNED to their genetics is kinda where our affluent … need a famine to learn how to cope … real FAST … is headed. Too much leisure time has made our brains and our character – flabby

      3. Yeah, yeah … we’re all on some kind of a “spectrum” of some sort … it makes me feel … special

    2. Here’s another “wonderful” addition to the 21st century that just might be relevant to the topic….

      The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adolescents do not consume energy drinks, yet between 30–50% reported consuming energy drinks. (from the CDC).

  13. I know ADHD is real. Those here that contend it’s a result of intentional misbehaviour or lazy parenting don’t have a clue. I found the video pretty ok information overall. The anxiety connection is bang on. But I do know girls can definitely present much younger than 12. Any who’s interested take a look at Foothills Academy in Calgary. They have tailored their teaching to ADHD kids and are a great resource for parents working through the daily challenges of raising a child dealing with what is first and foremost a physical condition.

  15. A pseudo intellectual dressing herself up as an expert and decided that there’s money to be made by shifting the lens to females. She’s a grifter like her husband.
    Having a child, male or female, misdiagnosed with ADHD then prescribed the medication du jour is a nifty way for parents to say “we can’t deal with it…help us”.
    Babysitter in a blister pack.
    I’ll catch holy hell for this but who cares.

    1. Don’t embarrass yourself. You literally know zilch about ADHD. It IS a PHYSICAL challenge. The brain’s nerve cells aren’t able to fire properly. Stimulants help overcome that inability to fire and more. I’m sorry your kid was misdiagnosed. Mine wasn’t. Btw, the woman in the video made a number of good points throughout. She’s not “pseudo”. She’s got first hand experience from living with it every single day.

      1. My children weren’t “misdiagnosed” because they weren’t in need of diagnosing.
        That said I have knowledge of at least three children one of whom is in my family circle who are on medication. The contrast couldn’t be more stark and I don’t mean that in a good way.
        You do you.

        1. My experience is the meds used for ADHD help mitigate it a lot. I went to a talk given by a Bow Valley Academy teacher that has a ton of ADHD research experience (I think he actually has a PhD and keeps as current as possible on new information). He also suffers from ADHD himself as do both of his kids. At one point he talked about the meds he takes. He said he didn’t have to take any meds…except if he wanted to remain married and employed. The effectiveness of the meds does seem to vary quite a bit from individual to individual. But due to the physical nature of the condition the stimulant meds are important to helping those dealing with constant impenetrable fog of ADHD and from my experience allows people to function significantly better than they would otherwise. Do the meds have negative side effects? Yep. Is it worth putting up with those to get the benefits? Based on my experiences and observations as a parent, I believe so.

  18. Client’s parent: “Why is my son so distractible; why does he make so many mistakes in his schoolwork; why does he not listen to me when I speak to him; why is he so disorganized?”

    Psychiatrist: “Because he has an illness called attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Parent: “How do you know he has this illness?”

    Psychiatrist: ” Because he is so distractible, makes so many mistakes in his schoolwork, doesn’t listen when you speak to him, and is so disorganized.”

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