There are many people out there - sending various different messages about ADHD:
- Strength - Gift
- Natural Cures And Remedies
- Pharmaceutical Company Agenda
- Psychiatry Is Evil
- Brain Based Disorder
- Behavioral Disorder
- Misdiagnosis
- Label / Statistic
Me? I don't believe in black and white - nothing is that simple.
The world we live in exists in shades of grey...
Everything falls on a spectrum - somewhere in the middle.
Regardless of what you believe about ADHD - it is very much real. You can choose to fight it, choose to ignore it, or simply choose to learn the game and play the best you can.
Some truths:
- Medication is typically the first recommendation for treating ADHD
- Pharmaceutical companies heavily recruit and market to medical doctors
- Medical disorders are typically treated with medication.
Truth #1 - ADHD or Not
Regardless of whether you, your child, or a loved one really has ADHD - there is ALWAYS something else happening.
There are always problems at home or problems at school or problems with self-esteem, self-worth, and self-representation or problems with society - not fitting in - not having enough - not feeling loved.
I could ramble on and on about all the other things that can contribute to - reinforce - and even mimic ADHD symptoms.
My message to you, as always:
What does your gut tell you?
Is it ADHD alone? Is it some other behavioral / medical / mental health disorder?
Or could it just be as simple as something right in front of our eyes that we are too emotionally attached to or close to - to see?
What else could be going on that makes everything else think it's ADHD?
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