The Making of Adult ADHD: The Rapid Rise of a Novel Psychiatric Diagnosis
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
It has a huge and powerful lobby which turns with fury on its critics so I know this question will get me into loads of trouble but… does ADHD even exist?
This article by Peter Hitchens has been published by the Daily Mail. It begins: “Does ADHD in fact exist? This week the BBC ’s Panorama programme quite rightly exposed some very worrying private clinics. In online consultations, staff had diagnosed a BBC reporter with ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder —…
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I don’t have ADHD, but three private clinics say I do
ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure: A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus
One Flew Over the Scientific Consensus’ Nest—The Story of Dr. Ophir and ADHD
The video game prescribed by doctors to treat ADHD
Kitti Palmai reports for the BBC: “While many parents worry that their children spend too much time playing computer games, Kelcey Sihanourath is pleased to see her son Owain pick up his tablet. Now aged 13, he was diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in…
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ADHD as Cargo Cult Science
“[Richard] Feynman argued that Cargo Cult Science involves cherry-picking evidence to support an assumed conclusion, ignoring contradictory evidence, and giving the appearance of science while failing to actually follow the scientific method.” This article by Sheelah Mills has been published by…
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Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up
The Drugging Of Our Children (Full Length)
This documentary film from 2005, directed by Manette Loudon and Gary Null, has been made within an American context. The programme makers say: “Excessive talking, fidgeting, or squirming. Often loses things. Difficulty remaining seated, playing quietly, or sustaining attention. Sound like your…
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The Spin Doctors: “ADHD” Research
