tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502205.post114583515053890195..comments2023-10-17T08:33:49.608-05:00Comments on Desperate Irish Housewife: This Might Explain ItSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11424788718174976797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502205.post-1146097885508156032006-04-26T19:31:00.000-05:002006-04-26T19:31:00.000-05:00I'm not sure I even buy the diagnosis.There is ver...I'm not sure I even buy the diagnosis.There is very little truly objective physiological evidence for it's existence and all testing is quite subjective, often with the diagnosis as a foregone conclusion. In my clinical experience ADHD-diagnosed patients are overwhelmingly male, usually from problematic homes and often simply lazy academically. <BR/>The tag offers cover to poor parenting and poor teaching.<BR/>As proud as I am of our American experiment, I find your explanation a bit triumphalist. Just my two cents...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502205.post-1146083038484552692006-04-26T15:23:00.000-05:002006-04-26T15:23:00.000-05:00I think it has to do with European lifestyle: all ...I think it has to do with European lifestyle: all that biking and walking. My nephews were tested for ADHD when they lived in the suburbs, but now that they live in a rural area of the Midwest, they've got no extra energy after walking a half-mile to/from the bus stop, mowing the 5-acre lawn, climbing the apple trees, chasing various animals, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18502205.post-1145907298863640802006-04-24T14:34:00.000-05:002006-04-24T14:34:00.000-05:00Sounds plausible to me. I just need to have my son...Sounds plausible to me. I just need to have my sons marry some nice European girls to bring SOME balance to things, otherwise their houses will need to be padded on the inside and all the furniture trampoline-ized.<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.com