Not true! It does work if it is needed but if it is not it is stupid. The doctors put me on that shit in junior high and I quit taking it and learned how to control my ADD not the other way around. Ritalin has it's place on extreme cases . But it should be used as an aid to get to the point of control not as a permanent solution.Ritalin is the biggest ripoff. It does nothing.
Ritalin is the biggest ripoff. It does nothing.
Not in school at my dads house (divorced parents) It had my signature on there a lot when it finally broke is when my dad got creative.When I went to school, here in Houston, you would sign the paddle after meeting it. Anyone else have that tradition?
A preventive measure. LOL Or at least that was the idea they had with me as a kid. The ass whippings did not phase me as a youngster at all. My dad would beat my ass up one side of the house and down the other and I would still not be ready stop. But I was a trouble child and it took me a long time to grow out of it.good,my kids will never have ADD/ADHD...LOL
they have a strong vitamin of AW when needed...
ADD/ADHD is actually AWD
Ass Whippin' Deficient. I was cured in the 8th grade.
Not true! It does work if it is needed but if it is not it is stupid. The doctors put me on that shit in junior high and I quit taking it and learned how to control my ADD not the other way around. Ritalin has it's place on extreme cases . But it should be used as an aid to get to the point of control not as a permanent solution.
You sound just like me, until I got educated about it.
My now 13 year old daughter began to have trouble in the 4th grade. She is a very bright kid, but just could not focus on her school work, or control talking. The subject's she was best in where the ones that she had the most trouble with.
She would come home and we would spend 3 hours getting 30 minutes worth of homework done, only to have her forget to turn it in or lose it. This is a motivated kid, as she desires to go to A&M with a Veterinary Degree specializing in Equine medicine. She knows it is all about GPA.
We tried lots of spankings, groundings, taking EVERYTHING away from her except her bed. We tried rewarding every minor accomplishment, acting like WE (her mom and I) didn't care. My daughter would cry and cry because she wanted to do well.
I was frustrated beyond belief. She was in a christian school at the time, and we had a meeting with the principal. She suggest we have my daughter tested for ADD. I was all, "hell no, you are not druggin my kid. She needs more ass beatings!"
She was never bad, didn't misbehave, but just had zero focus. In private schools they don't take TAKS, but do the old Iowa Test of Basic Skills. She was at least 3 grade levels above in everything, 4 in English, and scored in the 99th percentile across the board.
I went home and started to educate myself. I called a christian Doctor that I had done some work for in the past who is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Medicine. Holding doctorate degrees in medicine and theology, he has been in private practice in the Dallas area since 1975. He gave me some specific research to do, and told me to bring my daughter to see him if, after actually having a clue what ADD was about, I wanted to explore further.
We took her in and it turns out she is ADHD. He prescribed Concerta for her, and the first day was like a miracle for my little girl. She came home from school thrilled. She told us she didn't feel differently, she just focused and got her work done.
In the 7th grade they tested her for Advance Placement, and she has an IQ of 120. She now works at the stables where she takes riding lessons, and earns commended on her TAKS. She is an A B honor student. We still struggle with planning and organization, but the Concerta has made it possible for this wonderful child to be what she was intended to be.
We believe as she gets older she will be able to self-manage her ADD without medication. But without it she would be am flunky, I an convinced.
I did copious amounts of research on this, and trust me, real ADD is NOT Asswhipping Deficit Disorder.