I'm sorry but it's absurd, it is neither a 'disease' nor a 'condition' - it's just plain laziness and human behaviour. Everyone does one or more of the listed symptoms EVERYDAY is that to say we are struck with ADD? Jeez, never heard anything to ridiculous in my days on the planet (besides George Bush talking.)
The checklist is a tick list of every child's experience at school! To say that a child has ADD or whatver other related behavior based on these fact is idiotic. So, the times when I stared out of the Window half way through my Chemistry, Physics or Maths exams/lessons an indication of ADD? No, it didn't stop me from doing well in these exams! Indeed it only seems to be affect Americans ;-) Maybe that tells you something about your medical system - I guess since you have to pay for your treatment it makes easy prey for these sham doctors. Maybe I will train up and convince everyone they have AGS : Acute Gullability Syndrome - I could make a fortune...... ;-) Ka Ching Ching -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 January 2005 14:49 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Adult ADD It used to be characterized as minimal brain dyfunction. Also remember psychological and neurological conditions also use the diagnosis model but for the most part these are not diseases - rather changes in brain function. As for the diagnosis, Dana provided a good checklist from the DSM. larry On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:51:36 -0000, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I cant help it : ADD (and I am assuming that you mean Attention Deficit > Order) is not a disease so I how can you be 'diagnosed' with it? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Won Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 January 2005 13:52 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Adult ADD > > Re: ADD > > This is what I was told about ADD by a doctor when I asked about being > tested. I have no medical knowledge and don't know if it's true or not. > > "If you graduated from college, at worst your ADD is so mild that no > responsible doctor should prescribe medication to treat it." > > Reading through the emails, I'm now thinking that this was one doctors > opinion and it seems many of list members have had some type of treatment. > > Any opinions? > > -- > 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. > > Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get help! RoboHelp http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=58 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143038 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
