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There is absolutely no hard neurological science which validates this statement- no testing exists which can objectively and with finality be used to diagnose ADD/ADHD

ADHD subjects fail to suppress eye blinks and microsaccades while anticipating visual stimuli but recover with medication

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in the still developing brains of toddlers.

The above study was conducted in adults. However, I tend to agree that ADD/ADHD is a quick and easy label for squirmy toddlers. If you watch a toddler play they often bounce from one shiny thing to the next. For older children and adults with ADD/ADHD they do not grow out of this, and their brain is constantly jumping from one impulse to the next.

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Posted by ManBearTiger

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Posted on 6/17/16 at 11:32 am to Bmath

I have no problem with adults taking medication; in fact, I don't think an adult should even have to be prescribed such medication- it should be available OTC to any adult who determines they need or just plain want it.

I have a big problem with adults giving it to children at the rate it's currently doled out; especially those who have yet to even approach puberty.

It's akin to prescribing marijuana to a toddler who cries at night or a 10 year old who complains he's not tired at bedtime. Sure, it's an immediate solution to those particular problems, but it certainly alters the patient's brain chemistry when their brain is still in very early stages of development trying to naturally configure its chemical balances.

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