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Well, professors like that generally base their ideas on science not opinions. I think she was talking about recent research. I don't know. I am just repeating what someone with a phd and lots of clinical experience told me. A quick google search came up with this.

http://www.playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/category/adhd-autism/

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/aalink.html

 

This is truly a very frustrating topic for me. I think far too many times in today's society, we do not allow kids to be KIDS. We dissect and examine every little quirk, every little behavior and find a label for it. Most of what people complain about their children doing is normal childhood behavior that they will grow out of! It simply requires patience and time! It just seems like every other child these days is being diagnosed with ADHD/ADD.

Let's medicate for easy parenting! It's so much easier to control them that way!

Let's face it, parenting is damn hard work. I doubt there's a mother alive who hasn't wondered at times if her child was hyper active. Believe me.

I'm sorry, I'm usually pretty laid back about things, but this subject really upsets me. Please think about what you're doing. Medicating a 3 year old is really jumping the gun in my opinion. I'm a mother of three children, two of which are twins, and a lot of what you've claimed is "wrong" with your son is simply how 3 year olds ARE! Been there, done that x3! And guess what, I survived!

Believe it or not, I myself with diagnosed with ADD as a young adolescent. Do I believe that I actually had/have it? No. Oh, my parents medicated me for several years, and yes, they noticed a difference. The difference was that I was no longer ME.

That being said, perhaps my opinion stems from anger over my own particular situation, but I do know that many times the obvious things that could be causing certain behaviors are often overlooked.

 

I just want to make one thing clear to about half of the people who've posted comments. I know how hard being a parent is. I have two other children. The first two are 18 months apart, and I raised them by myself until my wedding last November. Without any financial, emotional, or physical support from anyone at all. I went through the first two months of my firstborns life watching him through the little portholes in the incubator at the hospital. Watching all of the wires and tubes they put in just so he could live. And when I went home at night it was to an empty house, with an empty crib. And I didn't have anyone there to cry with me.

Trust me, I know better than a lot of people how hard being a parent is.

 

I think it's foolish to say that your a bad parent, and I don't really think (or is hope?) that alot of the posters here are saying that your a bad parent, more that they are surprised at the willingness and acceptance of medicating a 3 year old in todays society.

They thought that I had adhd when I was younger. I took a bunch of tests and my parents decided not to medicate me, and I grew out of it and I now teach a night course in a college nearby.

I do agree that you may just have a very active 3 year old, I know that I'm not a parent, but my mother did have a day care for 12 years as I was growing up and I was exposed to so many children and to this day I'm still surprised when I see my friends children how much damn energy they can have.

Whatever is wrong with your child, I hope you find the answers that your looking for.

 

these are good things! kids SHOULD be running around and swinging on swings and not watching tv for hours.