So, you don't do well it todays crazy world? How would you do if your goals were to make strong, sharp weapons held together with the best animal fibers you could find, then going out a safe distance from your family and putting the surprise on some large animal as you feel the spear slice and rip through its internals. You bring it down and get help dragging it back and now you are a hero for feeding everyone. You probably wouldn't have ADD then, would you? Something tells me ADD people would be really good at shit like this.
Yeah no kidding. Mostly bullshit. Its about making money off of people who regret being human and try to fix their humanity with pills.
Uhh no. Contrary to what people think it is not a "situational" disorder.
Amazing how with advances in medical science and technology we can categorize conditions much more effectively. Especially in the realm of psychological sciences which required fairly recent medical technologies in order to find the biological basis's of many different mental issues.
Is an infection suddenly a single medical issue that can't be categorized into dozens of different specific treatment regimens? Because with medical research we've been able to separate a generic "infection" into a textbook sized amount of completely different infection styles.
Just because you don't understand how medical science works, doesn't mean that its all a farce. Maybe we should go back to the days where PTSD wasn't a thing and soldiers should just "get over" shell shock.
There may be over-diagnosis of ADHD and other mental health disorders, and just as likely is misdiagnosis of ADHD when a co-morbid mental disorder or a physiological health disorder is the root cause of apparent ADHD symptoms. There are many factors that psychiatrists and neurologists are still discovering, and the research and prognosis of global health improvement will only continue to improve as we as a species get a better grip on the variables and inner-workings of the convoluted neural network within the brain.
That is not to say what is getting diagnosed today is a racket, or that the disease is not a disease at all.
That's like saying Major Depression (clinical depression) or any one of the various Anxiety Disorders are not diseases at all. If you understood the neurology of the situation, all three can be manifested by misfirings and other issues with the exact same group of neurotransmitters, or at their most common, like most mental health disorders, are caused by out of balance neurotransmitter levels, such as over-expression or the opposite, or an issue with reuptake.
ADHD is a broad classification, and there are many forms it can take. A room full of people may have ADHD and few will share the same symptoms. All may need different prescriptions at different dosages to cure their specific ailment. Some may need no stimulant-class drugs at all, and may actually benefit most from chemicals that are classically antidepressants, or even hypotension drugs for some.
To say it is a natural state of the body is entirely clueless of the nature of man. Humans will succeed best when at the natural state, in nearly any environment. We are a highly adaptable creature that will adjust and make the most of any situation, when the body and brain are at their peak. ADHD runs counter to this concept, as it tends to induce issue with adaptation to a situation. Some individuals with ADHD may succeed highly if competing in nature, but they would be the exception to the rule.
The issue with the rising cases of the disease can be seen as a result of a host of reasons. First and foremost, the better understanding of the human brain and a better ability to interpret and make a correct diagnosis has been critical in this progress.
Other issues, such as environmental toxins, malnutrition, and general health issues, may lead to acute cases of ADHD. Those cases may have symptoms successfully treated by classical ADHD drugs, but treating the root cause may actually have far more lasting and permanent results.
Malnutrition, or specifically not getting enough of two specific Omega 3 fatty acids, DHA and EPA, has been implicated in mental health issues in the adolescent and adult years. When the brain is starved of key fatty acids that contribute as building blocks for neural cells, this must have an impact in some fashion. Starting Fish Oil supplements at an early age has been shown to have some success in reversing the trend, as the adolescent brain is still maturing and can be successfully repaired in some cases.
We can't necessarily do a damn thing about environmental toxins, such as exposure to lead. Lead, too, has been implicated in neural growth problems, though it is unlikely malformations formed as a result of heavy metal toxicity can be recovered so easily as taking health supplements.
Undiagnosed sleep disorders of any kind can have a detrimental effect on mental health, be it sleep apnea or any of a number of circadian rhythm disorders. Gone undiagnosed for long enough, and the resulting mental health state can perfectly resemble (and be equally as responsive to treatment, for better or worse) any of the mental health disorders.
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