Tearing my hair out with disruptive child

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Dec 31st 2012, 11:28 pm

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IvanM

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Re: Tearing my hair out with disruptive child

Modify behaviour or treat neurological differences? Very different. Drugging is a rather emotive word typically used by sensationist journalism. When words like treating or therapy are used it is rather different.

Anxiety and ADHD are debilitating conditions and need appropriate treatment.

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Originally Posted by bra_boy

Like it or not, drugging kids to modify their behaviour is fairly common in our society (24,000 people under 19 were on ADHD medications in NSW in 2010, out of a school population of 1.1m, i.e. 1 student in 50).