focusing my attention, have a million things going at once, etc.,
that I have a "disorder," that I am not "normal," and I need to
be medicated. That is like telling someone that has a genetic
predisposition to obesity that they have a disorder and need
medical science. Why not discipline yourself to eat in a
healthy manner and pursue a physically active life style? Is
that the total answer? No, you may never be a "Twiggy" or
other pencil thin super model, but what is normal"? Perfect? I
think "normal" encompasses a lot of people who are far less
than perfect. I will say that the increase in the incidence of
ADD/ADHD is a combination of a faster paced society with
increased distractions, a breakdown of discipline in
childrearing in favor of easily obtained medications, and a
changing of the diagnosis to encompass a greater scope outside
of perfectly “normal.”
Works Consulted
Alvarez-McHatton. The Praeger Handbook of American
High Schools. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Credo Reference. Web. 11
Aug. 2014.