Originally posted by: amnesiac
ADD doesn't exist. Kids who take Adderall just have sucky parents.
/puts on nomex bodysuit, jumps into bomb shelter, falls down stairs, closes door.
I got lucky as a kid. They said I have ADHD or course, since, get this, I was a kid with a lot of energy, who didn't pay attention in boring-a55ed classes! Anyway, they tried me on ritalin, but lucky for me, I turned out to have some kinda allergic reaction to it, thus no more of that crap.
In a way I'd have to agree on ADD being a BS diagnosis. It's nothing but doctors trying to change the way normal kids act... like kids. On a brighter note, i've noticed that ADHD/ADD persons tend to have more common sense and often more intelligence, compared to your typical bookworm.