The very worst problem with these drugs is that they’re misunderstood, for two primary reasons: - The treatment of “behavior” precedes the treatment itself, di

The very worst problem with these drugs is that they’re misunderstood, for two primary reasons: - The treatment of “behavior” precedes the treatment itself, diagnosis is external to patients, and the benefits are consequently poorly understood - they’re abused by people who don’t benefit from them, so their impact is distorted That said, I wish my parents had wanted to treat my “normal” behavior when I was young. It would have saved me decades of turmoil, almost certainly would have helped me avoid self medicating with alcohol, and probably would have helped me avoid several emergent mental health situations. My parents thought this way too. And as a consequence I had to go without care for my entire childhood, and was unaware care could help for two decades after.