Well because such conditions are much deeper then their symptoms, what we stereotype as the mental illness is not actually the illness itself

You aren't answering how it is diagnosed..

Boys right. I still have no idea what it looks like.

Well usually through testing, I know one of the big things for testing ADHD is hyper alertness, getting severe mental blocks, making it difficult to finish tasks, also going into hyper focus... and because of brain chemicals, caffeine puts me to sleep

It comes across kind of like a matter of extremes with no middle ground.

You are either switched on can can’t turn off or turned off and can’t be made to focus.

sure but afaik testing for autism isnt standard and would have to be observed in some manner before a child would be referred to a specialist. But when traits exhibit as creativeness and empathy (which are not things people look for when it comes to mental disorder, nor is it something without a vast degree of variation in people without a mental disorder), surely this would go unnoticed. So they can't be diagnosed on those symptoms alone

Diagnosis took a while for me at least, which is why is very troublesome that boys are getting diagnosed after one doctors visit.

Well I know one of the biggest flags for Autism is generally looking all over the place and unable to hold eye contact while in a conversation with someone

That's also a symptom of social anxiety

Hence why it can be difficult to diagnose

Correctly at least

Most illnesses tend to have symptoms that overlap with something completely different, it’s why you needs to take time and care when looking into this kind of stuff... not just saying “it’s most likely this” and then handing over a bottle of pills to fix a problem that may not even be there

Hence so many young boys being put on strong ADHD medication despite not having the condition .

Mmm

We are getting a much better understanding of these conditions but we still need to shake old stigmas about them if we are to move forward, they can be quite complicated especially since individuals are different so it will not always look the same between different people.

Are you a trained physician?

I'm sorry to say this, but nothing you're saying makes any sense. It's just a bunch of uninformed platitudes. Please don't tell me you're a shrink.

What's going on? Did somebody delete some comments here?

Nah.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/big-pharma-s-manufactured-epidemic-the-misdiagnosis-of-adhd/

I'm an oral surgeon, not a psychiatrist. He sounds ridiculous in his ramblings.

no, I am saying this from the best of my understanding as someone who did go misdiagnosed for a very long time, it's also a little different in my country and medication is much more heavily regulated so much harder to profit on, giving doctors less of a reason to misdiagnose (if that is even a thing at all)

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't mean to attack you.

na, it's fine, fair to be skeptical always... is a good habit

just because this is something current studies are hinting towards doesn't mean it is the correct answer.

Where are you from?

Australia

Had I been a psychologist, I would've diagnosed your garrulity as logorrhoea.

It's a jooooke...

yeah well, I am a well known spastic =w=

And I'm a well known drunk who likes to push buttons.

guess we have a lot in common then xD

Heh.

ty for the article btw, I see what you mean by it being a little scattered but was a good read ^^

can confirm about students selling ADHD drugs around, idk about high school but defiantly TAFE and Uni ... also truck drivers will give you money for pills too xD

And other things ;)

I'd say outside America most cases are real. Inside.... We'll watch Take Your Pills. It's about how students and others use the system to get the amphetamine that they prescribe for ADHD and how kids are given stuff like ritalin - especially boys - to shut them up.

Louie did an episode on drug prescriptions to kids in America as well

Yeah. I saw that.

That poor boy.