ADHD

This is no surprise:

The New York Times leads with two new studies that suggest behavior problems in children during the early years of school are not necessarily a marker of academic success or failure later in life.

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One study found that kindergarteners with behavioral problems did as well as their peers in fifth grade. The other says that the brains of children who suffer from attention deficit disorder merely develop more slowly, which means it's not caused by "a deficit or flaw" in the child and could amount to a temporary condition, says the NYT. Some experts are suggesting that the new studies could drastically change the way behavioral problems are treated, particularly since half of the children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder are treated with drugs such as Ritalin, the LAT reports. A factor that could actually determine future academic success is how well a child does on math tests during the early years.

In my experience as a cognitive behavioral therapist, Attention Deficit Disorder (or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder as it's now called) was the most over diagnosed ailment in children. It takes an expert in the field to accurately diagnose involving complex tests. Yet most of ADHD is diagnosed by teachers and parents who lack the time/resources/patience to actually ... like ... parent.

It's not that our children have ADHD. Most times it that our schools suffer from CBD (Chronic Boring Disorder).