doc, i have a question.
when you were in private practice did the rich breeders always have little "misunderstood geniuses" (indigo) and the middle class/lower middle class have the "autistics?" I have observed, anecdotally of course, that it seems this way and I suspect it has to do with the government handout for autistics.
DrDanCorelli Wrote:
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> Actually, ADHD does exist as a bona fide mental
> disorder, categorized under the Diagnostic and
> Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American
> Psychiatric Association. The guidelines are
> summarized at
> http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/symptom.htm and are
> fairly well-known to most physicians who treat
> pediatric patients (mostly pediatricians and
> family practice). That being said, the informal
> consensus of opinion in the medical community is
> that ADHD, autism spectrum disorders and the like
> are overdiagnosed to the point of insanity.
> Often, these disorders are diagnosed based more on
> the lies of breeders and teachers than real
> symptomatology. I will be the first to openly
> chastise my profession (medicine) for allowing
> itself to be whored to the breeders desiring any
> false medical excuse to cover for their bad
> parenting or stupid, useless brats.
>
> If you look at the criteria for diagnosis, just
> about any fidgety brat in front of a TV set
> qualifies for Ritalin. Supposedly, the new DSM
> due in a year or two has tighter diagnostic
> criteria, but I would not hold my breath. APA has
> a way of caving to breeder demands.