When I was 8 years old and living in America, me and my friend were both diagnosed with ADD. They put us on some medication, which had the opposite effect on me - I wasn't eating, I wasn't sleeping. Around when I was 9, they had to take me off it because my BMI was 16 and they realistically though I'd die if it carried on. My friend didn't have such severe issues.
But now, neither of us have the diagnosis of ADD. I'm diagnosed as having really low-level autism, and he's got some other issue. Both diagnosed in other countries. What I honestly think is happening is the American doctors are flagging the ADD sign before they look into it. If my parents hadn't taken my to the doctors about the eating disorder, I'd probably have died. If I'd gotten ill in that year, I'd probably have died.
It's a mistake that can cause serious health problems and I think they're just flagging everything as ADD.
Also @nikki: ADD and Autism have both proved to have chemical imbalances in the brain affecting all sorts of actions, including movement and mental thinking.
But now, neither of us have the diagnosis of ADD. I'm diagnosed as having really low-level autism, and he's got some other issue. Both diagnosed in other countries. What I honestly think is happening is the American doctors are flagging the ADD sign before they look into it. If my parents hadn't taken my to the doctors about the eating disorder, I'd probably have died. If I'd gotten ill in that year, I'd probably have died.
It's a mistake that can cause serious health problems and I think they're just flagging everything as ADD.
Also @nikki: ADD and Autism have both proved to have chemical imbalances in the brain affecting all sorts of actions, including movement and mental thinking.