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Originally posted by Dionysus
Anyways, I have serious issues with this label. The condition definately exists, however it is being overdiagnosed. While I think discipline does play a part in reducing this problem, I think the solution lies in the educational system. The demographic that is most likely to be diagnosed is school age boys. The primary schooling system is not accommidating for young boys, even for a few girls. I used to be a psych major and done a few researhes on this condition for class, I stumbled on a statistic that 20% of 5th grade boys are diagnosed. Bottom line, normal boy behavior is being pathologicalized.
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BINGO!!!
Boys are overdiagnosed with this condition. The other day I had to complete a profile for one of my 9th graders to see if he fit ADHD and I had to honestly say: NO!! He is gifted and talkative but not overly disruptive.
Bottom line, boys cannot sit for hours at a time.