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2023-04-06 Science & Technology

ADHD numbers climbing dramatically in the U.S., especially among women, says new study

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-06 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 The actual condition, or amount of pharmaceutical prescriptions?

Seems there is a push to convince youngsters that they are autistic and need medication.

And, obviously, edibles oils and gummies were going to make their way into school age kids even in illegal MJ states because no duh.

Its like this perfect storm of medications all coming together to rogue wave the under 25s.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-06 10:30|| 2023-04-06 10:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect half the people on Adderal are "start up entrepreneurs" whose business experience consists of reading last year's issues of Wired.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-06 11:03|| 2023-04-06 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, the end-goal of feminism is for women to be like men...

And so if boys are getting ADHD, well, by gosh and by golly, girls have to have it, too! Equality!!!

Posted by Tom 2023-04-06 11:41|| 2023-04-06 11:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Middle age women anxious about the future who feel they lost a step. Sure are a lot of 30+s who act and dress like late teenagers.

College students. Back when, I was given detail about which office to visit and how to play symptoms, if I so desired, to get Adderal. Nevermind, in the same municipality, the Designer Clinics the population could visit, for a small fee of course.

We mentioned yesterday screen time changing thought patterns, and 'Teachers' have been pushing ADHD on boys for a while now. Teen girls, with their too much screen time worried about whether they are the subject to the latest anti-social media school gossip is about them. Think victim of mean girl bathroom social gossip club, but thousands of followers.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-06 12:19|| 2023-04-06 12:19|| Front Page Top

#5 I see them at the hot beach bars here. "Hit the wall a while ago," as they say. Talking way too loud, braying like donkeys when they laugh.

Way too many for them all to be real estate agents or winners in a big divorce.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-06 12:39|| 2023-04-06 12:39|| Front Page Top

#6 I think weight loss pills. Or the "Hope for weight loss" pills.

Posted by Penguin_of_the_Desert 2023-04-06 12:51|| 2023-04-06 12:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Attention deficit? Nothing like a good, old fashioned spanking to get a kid's attention.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-04-06 13:31|| 2023-04-06 13:31|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm just too poor to pay attention...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-06 13:33|| 2023-04-06 13:33|| Front Page Top

#9 My daughter was "diagnosed" with ADHD in the 3rd grade. She was and still is very smart and learns fast. I asked if there was an accelerated program she could enroll in. I was told there weren't any because they didn't want the children who didn't qualify to feel like they were dumb. They wanted me to treat her with ritalin. I felt like telling them where to go. She was just bored, not ADHD.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-04-06 15:31|| 2023-04-06 15:31|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ School can be awfully boring.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-04-06 15:44|| 2023-04-06 15:44|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ Bored of education...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-06 15:44|| 2023-04-06 15:44|| Front Page Top

#12 School can be awfully boring.
Abu especially when it's geared to the slowest learners.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2023-04-06 16:22|| 2023-04-06 16:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Inclusion and equity, doncha know.

Posted by Bobby 2023-04-06 17:03|| 2023-04-06 17:03|| Front Page Top

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