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I know that if I had been even 2 years younger, I would have, without a doubt, been diagnosed as being ADD. I was pretty calm as a kid, and I did well enough that any problems were overlooked or brought to my parents' attention as soon as possible. Most women my age who have it were diagnosed in college, when the strain of classes added to the change of support system threw them off.
I worry about children being overmedicated, especially with Ritalin. My kindergarten class was full of boys who were prescribed Ritalin, and they changed. They were just as rambunctious as some of the other boys, but when they started taking Ritalin, they were practically zombies.
On another, totally unrelated note, teaching kids to read in kindergarten and preschool is pointless (unless they teach themselves). It's more a way for the daycare or school to show what they can do. There's a school here that teaches kindergarteners cursive. WTF?!
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