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ADHD & DSM - Part 2
“The DSM is also a masterpiece of deception. Shrouded in the rhetoric of “science”, every human emotion, experience, habit and activity is listed as a symptom of a mental “disorder”.Johnny’s trials learning math have become code number 315.1, “mathematics disorder”. His refusal to take out the trash is number 313.8, “oppositional defiant disorder” and Judy’s trouble with her English essay is number 315.2, “disorder of written expression”.
Parents of typical children – those who fidget; fail to pay close attention or follow through with homework; make mistakes in schoolwork; blurt out answers; run about; climb excessively; or are “on the go” – are frequently told their children have “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” (formerly called Attention Deficit Disorder). They are also told this is a “brain disease” caused by a “chemical imbalance in the brain” and their child needs to take addictive “medication” to correct it.”
You might also like to consider this, from the September 6, 1999 edition of Vancouver’s ‘North Shore News’:
“In his 1997 book Shadow Syndromes, [Dr. John] Ratey claims that quirky behaviours are actually mild mental illnesses resulting from brain dysfunction. The lout who is appropriately obsequious with the boss because he knows where his bread is buttered but who is less dainty with the wife, even thumping her occasionally, would be a candidate for compassion. He is after all doing battle with what Dr. Ratey terms "Intermittent Rage Disorder."
And the dad who dotes on his children while they are around him, but fails to mail them child support money when they are out of sight? He isn't shirking his responsibilities, but is simply afflicted with "Environmental Dependency Disorder" -- he remembers his kids only when they are around.
Next, ADHD & DSM Part 3
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