17 Reasons Why I Believe ADHD is Not a Legitimate Medical Disorder

This video presents 17 reasons why I believe ADHD is not a legitimate medical disorder. The reasons include:
1. ADHD symptoms reflect the fragmentation of our culture
2. Kids diagnosed with ADHD have normal but delayed brain development (2-3 years behind neurotypical kids)
3. Accountability and standardization in school is making it harder for different learners to succeed – the result: ADHD symptoms
4. Many ADHD symptoms are simply ”all boy” behavior
5. ADHD symptoms are a result of the brain being involved in too much consumption of mass media
6. Part of the ADHD epidemic is due to the decline of free unstructured play in our culture
7. Kids diagnosed with ADHD are hunters in a farmers world
8. Kids diagnosed with ADHD are novelty-seekers – that’s creative behavior
9. Some kids diagnosed with ADHD are reflecting adverse living conditions in the home and community
10. A neurodiversity paradigm is better suited to describe these kids than a disability paradigm
11. One of the so-called symptoms of ADHD – fidgeting – actually helps these kids concentrate better
12. Many of these kids focus for long periods of time on things that interest them – that’s a good thing, not a symptom
13. The authorities who diagnose ADHD come from backgrounds where they had to be compliant to professors, supervisors, etc. so they see compliance as an absolute good, but non-compliance has its good sides too (e.g. our Founding Fathers in the U.S.)
14. Some kids diagnosed with ADHD have a difficult temperament, which is still within normal limits.
15. ADHD conditions can exist in the relationship between the child and the caregiver, but not inside the child
16. There’s been a creeping medicalization of our society aided by Big Pharma to create and sustain a market for ADHD drugs and services (doctors sometimes spend as little as 15 minutes diagnosing ADHD in a child)..
17. There are other conditions that mimic the symptoms of ADHD including: mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, hearing problems etc.
For further information, viewers can read my book: The Myth of the ADHD Child: 101 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion. My website is: www.institute4learning.com.

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