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The fact that the symptoms are so vague, so unclearly defined, is what keeps leading me to the conclusion that there is no "real" disease as ADHD. I do promise to keep an open mind, of course, because medical science does always improve. Case in point: for years, people with chronic ulcers were told to stay away from spicy foods, cut down on caffeine, and take bicarbonates/antacids; now, though, one source of chronic ulcers is a bacterial infection of the stomach. Call me stubborn, call me closed-minded (just call me! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] ), but I will wait for more research and more findings.
Of course, unlike many parents, if a doctor were to tell me "your son needs to be placed on *insert name of pharmaceutical here*" then I would at least get a second opinion and begin doing my own research into that medication (the real beauty of the Internet--research anything) before thinking that a pill will solve everything. *sigh* I suppose I became cynical due to my ex-nutcase, who always kept thinking that more/better medication would "solve" some or all of her difficulties.
Galadria is correct, of course--too many parents with not enough information.