It should be more like HTFU, as most so called sufferers just need is a good old fashion kick up the rear end, without fear of being criticised by nosey onlookers. Its all part of our softening of society.

I raised two boys with ADHD. One was real bad, the other not so bad but bad enough for the Headmaster at their School to have them, during recess, be on opposite sides of the School with one hand on the railing of the school fence.

So what was the cause. ADD & ADHD was just starting to become a thing. Not yet fully integrated into Society at that stage. Early 70's. However I did read a article on Red & Yellow Dye & that Hinze Tomato Sauce had loads of the stuff in it. I looked at the Label & the Label of Red Cordial & they were loaded. I talked my then wife into cutting out the two. The kids were rank. It took about three weeks & there was a noticeable difference in their behaviour. In two months these were normal kids. No Tantrums, no fighting or screaming or bad behaviour, it was a miracle.

My wife said, as they were well behaved no that they could have a table spoon of Tomato sauce. We didn't finish the meal. One of the boys reached over the table & grabbed the other by the throat so hard that his wind pipe collapsed. I don't know how I did it but I shoved my finger down his throat & pushed it out again. We took him to the Hospital & the Nurse called the police. We were in the throes of being Charge with when I asked the Policeman to call the headmaster at the kids School. He did, he put down the phone, closed his book & walked out & never said a word to us. The kids went off all artificial food stuff from that day.

The whole thing did cause a marriage breakdown along with a previous wife who couldn't bear to see me married again. My wife went back to live with her mother & they allowed them to have Artificial Food Stuffs. The eldest boy end up being placed in a home.

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So, I would say there is a Case for ADHD in some instances caused by reactions to Artificial Foodstuffs. Some of the problem is caused by Drug affected mothers who carried the child. I believe, going on an article I read in the previous weeks Courier Mail, that this is starting to be recognised as a cause of many ailments in children.

Other reasons are over accommodating Parents who never discipline their children. Then, of course there are undisciplined Parents themselves, Bogans. We are seeing more & more of them unfortunately.

A couple of Grumpy Old Men, cynical in the extreme, what else can you expect. "just need a good kick in the backside", the answer to everything, a kick up the backside. The blind ignorant living in their own personal Dark Ages full of misery. If ttbn had his way, we would return to the good old days when doctors used leeches and bleeding to "cure" illness. Butch, your absolutely correct, society is just too soft these day. You're not going to believe this, but we haven't had a decent public flogging here in Sydney in over a month! And, I can hardy remember the last public hanging, it must be more than a year now. Its all down to those soft cocks who think its a good idea to be concerned about their fellow man, shameless fools, one and all!

//A couple of Grumpy Old Men, cynical in the extreme, what else can you expect. "just need a good kick in the backside", the answer to everything, a kick up the backside. The blind ignorant living in their own personal Dark Ages full of misery.//

Paul, shoosh. Disparaging the boot is a bootable offence. It's one of our proudest traditions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4mwy9OBNA

Play the victim, pay the victim.

Statistics say:
The earlier the diagnosis, the greater the chances of an extended life of ease and lack of responsibility on welfare payments, as an adult.