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The message is dangerous here. We're telling young people (very young people) "you are not in control of yourself." The message should be, "you need to learn
by redleggedfrog 8y ago
The message is dangerous here. We're telling young people (very young people) "you are not in control of yourself." The message should be, "you need to learn how to control yourself." The fact that this is a modern malady, and mostly occurs in the medication happy United States (where healthcare is a for profit industry), indicates it's a matter of making money and not improving the lives our our youngsters.
- follower 8y ago> The message should be, "you need to learn how to control yourself." For someone with ADHD/ADD some combination of therapy, diagnosis & medication may enable them to learn how to manage their interactions with the world better (or "control themselves", if you prefer). In most cases medication isn't a "magic pill" that fixes everything but it may bring a person to a place where they are able to effectively use the same self-management/organizational techniques used by people who do not have ADHD/ADD. You're probably going to have a Bad Time if you try to run a marathon with a broken leg--regardless of how much self-control one has.