Is ADHD, ADD Real?

Many of you have heard by now that the latest research has shown that as many as 85% of all children in the USA that have been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) have been misdiagnosed. Consequently, thousands of our school age children have been given harsh, addictive drugs for years. For many of them, once they have grown to adulthood, feel they have little choice but to begin using illegal drugs like cocaine to maintain their habit.

We are raising a generation of drug dependent people who have a defeatist, victim attitude about life in general. Instead of growing up clear-headed and optimistic about life, they were being misdiagnosed for years, ingesting drugs that they didn't need. Their brains have been soaked in a chemical brine that can cause all kinds of other problems. Often they take on a victim role and they use their "diagnosis" as a way to avoid social, academic and occupational success.

The good news is that there are now definitive medical tests that can be done to determine once and for all if someone has ADD or ADHD. The unpleasant news is that most of those tested are found not to have either illness. How is that unpleasant you ask?

Well, suddenly realizing that your child has been ingesting powerful, mind altering drugs, can devastate even the most forgiving parent. And there is the original issue that still needs to be addressed; "What is the cause of my child's poor behavior?"

Being mature and sophisticated enough to accept that family dynamics may have started this whole ball rolling is difficult to assimilate. Most people want to blame someone else instead of looking at the obvious especially when it means taking some of the responsibility for the problem.

Who is the best patent here? The one who refuses to look at the truth or the parent who is willing to took around every corner to find all the pieced to this complicated puzzle?

For more information google Dr. Frank Lawless, a world leader regarding ADHD and ADD.