ADHD
2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 21, 2024 by Abigail Shrier · across every show →
Everything said about ADHD, oldest first
May 21, 2024 negative
Stimulants Are Overprescribed to Children Before Making Basic Environmental Adjustments
“There may be kids who need the stimulant, but stimulants are profound, and they are given out way, way too readily without first seeing if we can make adjustments in the child's environment to help them, you know, handle their distractibility.”
May 21, 2024 negative
Diagnosing Ordinary Misbehavior Strips Children of Their Agency
“We would pathologize ordinary behaviors and treat them to see themselves as disordered. Oh, that's just, you know, you have ADHD. Oh, that's your oppositional defiance disorder. That's why you acted out. So instead of using the sort of lay terms we've always u…”