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RobinA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-03 01:29 PM
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51. I Don't Think This Thread
is addressing kids with complex problems like autism.

It's more about the thousands of kids with environmental problems, family problems, and who are just plain strange who get Ritaln as a panacea rather than getting some real attention to the problem.

I work with disadvantaged children. At the first sign of a behavior problem they get Ritalin (or something similar) thrown at them. At the second sign of a behavior problem they are on anti-psychotics. No one is saying no kid needs this stuff, I think what the people here are saying is that the kids who need these drugs are a fraction of those who actually get them.
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