tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953392920694352732.post3449282273889156691..comments2023-04-26T06:42:06.117-07:00Comments on The Empathic Pediatrician: ADHD: Does ADHD exist?Dr. Wolffe Nadoolmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872214677834263346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953392920694352732.post-66789551856888416892010-04-29T21:31:20.564-07:002010-04-29T21:31:20.564-07:00I was diagnosed as an adult, so I can say that not...I was diagnosed as an adult, so I can say that not having known these things as a child, I grew up to be a very broken man. Although I continue to try to keep moving in treatment, there are just some things you can never leave behind. My ADHD has completely went off the handle for the last two years while I attempted to keep my already shaky life foundation in tact when moving into adulthood. Other then problems with anxiety, depression from feeling worthless since kindergarten, it wasn't until I finally became consistently medicated that I realized that my grave eating habits were actually anorexia that subconsciously came up with the ADHD package. I enjoyed a short period of being able to eat more then three bits of food per day and some much cherished mental sanity until I began a going unmediated again. After a couple months, I just cut my losses and started buying my medication on the street so I could go to class and start eating again. <br /><br />Now with being medicated properly again, I hope no one ever has to go through what I went through trying to find a doctor. <br /><br />I honestly think it's time for a cultural wake-up with this. Instead of accepting that diagnosis of ADHD has really just begun, critics with their full sized frontal lobes have already begun the "over-diagnosed" label. Do you think it's just coincidence that there are a higher percentage of delinquency when ADHD is involved? Of course not, instead of beating their children senseless because of 'unexplained behavior problems that just so happen to be showing a very distinct pattern', these parents should have the kids checked out.<br /><br />It's not easy, in fact- it's a bit of a shame. Then again, we all do have to admit that the medical community is being very responsible in their reactions to the criticism... "While we appreciate and consider your input... you were not qualified in any way to even have an input on this." :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953392920694352732.post-63967734719602345502009-07-08T17:25:57.546-07:002009-07-08T17:25:57.546-07:00Having spent many years working with children and ...Having spent many years working with children and families who were involved in the child welfare/deliquency system, I learned early that there was a high percentage of my clientele who appeared to have an Attention Deficit Disorder AND who used illegal drugs to self medicate. Beverly EllerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com