What do you know about ADD?

[Bun-Bun]

I'm still against the idea that ADHD/ADD can even be considered a true affliction. I personally think it's just a ploy by the pharmaceutical companies to make themselves rich off of mind-altering drugs.

I find this a terribly uninformed opinion. While it's easy to overdiagnose and overprescribe medication for ADHD, the condition is very real, and the scientific studies supporting the effectiveness of medication are numerous and convincing. The attitude you present is dangerous in that it leads to people who could be helped dramatically not getting the help they need.

What we need are tighter controls on who can diagnose and how we diagnose the problem.