Should kids (or anyone) be prescribed ADD or ADHD meds?
And please, feel free to express your personal experiences with (or without) it.
26-30, M
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katielass · F
I don't personally know any kids who've been prescribed those but my question is why so many hyperactive kids suddenly. When I was growing up there weren't kids who were like that. We were told to sit down and shut up and we did. It didn't present a problem for anyone that I recall. I have to wonder if it was all the drugs my generation did. And subsequent generations have done but we pretty much started the widespread use.
Fgtyjhbndfdrgt · 41-45, F
@katielass it was there years ago but the solution was different
katielass · F
@Fgtyjhbndfdrgt I just don't remember any kids getting in trouble for not being able to be quiet or still. Could be I just wasn't exposed to them.
QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
The world was just different, and far less information rich. I grew up in the Soviet 80s, where we hardly had any television, no video games, no internet, etc.
It was an absolute shock when I came to US, and everything was loud and bright, with constant messages, commercials, etc vying for my attention - definitely a sensory overload, one that took me a long time to get used to. And that was in the 90s, before proper internet, or social media, a computer in every pocket, etc.
These days kids marinate in this stuff from birth, it is no wonder that their brains are developing differently. Stulimuli is what drives brain development after all - and these days it never ever stops, or even pauses. The ADHD epidemic, oversold as it is, is ultimately misguided adaptation to modern conditions.
It was an absolute shock when I came to US, and everything was loud and bright, with constant messages, commercials, etc vying for my attention - definitely a sensory overload, one that took me a long time to get used to. And that was in the 90s, before proper internet, or social media, a computer in every pocket, etc.
These days kids marinate in this stuff from birth, it is no wonder that their brains are developing differently. Stulimuli is what drives brain development after all - and these days it never ever stops, or even pauses. The ADHD epidemic, oversold as it is, is ultimately misguided adaptation to modern conditions.
Winterwanderer · 26-30, M
Debatable, to an extent, the epidemic itself is indeed a result of modern conditions, but the genuine condition itself presents itself differently among those who actually have a disorder (Not just a lack of discipline or concern).