The ADHD Label and How WMB Can Help!

It begins with a simple daily report stating that your child was not on his best behavior that day. From that point on, teachers begin to label your child as a “problem child” and begin to treat them differently. It happens all to often and the teachers themselves do not realize that they are punishing your little one unfairly and treating them differently because the school system is are already biased by this perceived behavior. It is now time for the conference with the teacher, counselor, and principle who all suggest that you have your child tested for ADHD. What?

This happens to be the most common mental disorder to develop in children. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity). As a concerned parent, you listen to the advice of the masses of people telling you that your child has a problem and because they are ill equipped to deal with it; you agree to consult a doctor. Of course the doctor sees a medical need to put your child on a drug that would help them focus and regulate this chemical unbalance. They never consider therapy first because they don’t get paid on that kind of rehabilitation. The answer is always to prescribe drugs! Something they can make money on. Sounds familiar?

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