The amount of children being diagnosed with ADHD in the United States has been rising dramatically in recent years, so it comes as no surprise that many parents are now beginning to question the accuracy of ADHD evaluation. Personally, I wish more parents would step up to the challenge, and at the very least, get a second, and possibly even a third opinion if one or more of their children have been diagnosed with ADHD.
Don't get me wrong, because I'm certainly not questioning the opinion of those who have years of experience in the field of mental disorders, but I do find myself leaning towards the notion that ADHD is a label which is nowadays being applied to easily. If the result of such a diagnosis only led to a treatment like behavioral modification therapy, there wouldn't be too much to worry about. Unfortunately however, the vast majority of children diagnosed with ADHD are put on prescription drugs, which in my mind, shouldn't even be given to adults.
These are powerful stimulant drugs which have a direct impact on a patient's brainwave activity, and even researchers who have spent decades studying these drugs and their effects, will admit to the fact that little is known about their long term effects on a human brain. If you took your child to the doctor because you felt he or she was somewhat hyperactive, of perhaps too inattentive, and the doctor recommended that your child use some cocaine twice a day, the chances are you'd think the doctor was crazy.
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