ADHD.

some stuff annoys me when it really has no need to. we read this thing in english today, about how so many kids who are diagnosed (a lot of the time wrongly diagnosed) with ADHD are drugged up on Ritalin from such an early age that it's unbelievable. Ritalin is an amphetamine. It is, chemically, almost identical to cocaine, and it is a class A drug. This is being given, not only to children with ADHD from about six years old onward, but also to the hundreds and hundreds of kids in the UK who have been wrongly diagnosed - kids who are now being drugged up to their eyeballs. Surely we should adjust, say, our school systems to fit the needs of the furure generations, now that we can identify problems like this - and have people trained to deal with them - rather than drugging kids up so they will sit and listen and go along with the ever failing school system?

i am aware that this is mostly only my opinion, as i have already been told my one of my mates that my point of view is retarded.

i happen to have a little brother with aspergers, a form of autism, and a few years ago he - or rather, my parents - were offered something along the same lines as Ritalin. i distinctly remember my mum being appaled at the idea and refusing, solidly, to - in her worlds - "drug her baby." she thought it was wrong, and so do i. it's difficult sometimes, especially for my parents, but most of all it must be difficult for my little brother. but i never, ever, would consider DRUGGING him so that WE can have a more peaceful life.

it's disgusting.

i can see, obviously, that for some people it's a miracle, but it should be given to the exceptions, who really need it, and who it can really help. not to any kid who's a bit too hyperactive for their primary school teacher or busy parent to deal with.

society; get a grip.