>The first rule of Psychiatry is to mess with peoples minds.... LOL.... "The first rule of ADD is to never talk about ADD."
Fight Club references rule! I really have to watch that movie again. Great stuff. >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: 18 January 2005 15:21 >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Adult ADD > >I take it you're a professional in the area who has carefully studied >the literature base? Are you familiar with Frostig's research in the >70's through the most recent fMRI research (which btw shows fairly >strong support to the MBD hypothesis)? Try looking at some of this >research I pulled from scholar.google.com. about 49,000 separate >mentions of the term ADHD. >http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=adhd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Search > >Now how many of these results can be explained by laziness. > >Now my rant. ><rant> >I have ADHD - I've lived with it all my life. I work my ass off trying >to compensate for specific cognitive deficits due to it. And you dare >call me lazy. You have no bloody idea what it is like. Its the narrow >minded stupid reactions such as yours that caused me a lot of pain in >the past as a kid. "He's lazy, he'd do quite well if he'd try harder" >etc. That is pure and utter bullshit. I would suggest educating >yourself instead of spouting off in ignorance. You might end up with a >better idea of what its like. ></rant> > >larry > >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:57:39 -0000, Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143052 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
